Portrait of Alphonse Karr
Medium
Drypoint; third state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/16 × 6 15/16 in. (25.8 × 17.7 cm) Plate: 4 5/8 × 3 1/16 in. (11.7 × 7.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.63.158
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of 19th-century French printmaking with *Portrait of Alphonsearr* (1878), a drypoint created by Marcellin Desboutin, with publication by Alfred Cadart. The subject, Alphonsearr himself—a prominent French journalist, novelist, and satirist—is captured in this third state of three, showcasing the etching's refined evolution. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department (acquired via Rogers Fund 1922), this-scale gem measures just 10 3/16 × 6 15/16 inches on the sheet, inviting close contemplation. Drypoint, Desboutin's favored technique,...
About the Artist
Alfred Cadart|Marcellin Desboutin|Alphonse Karr (French| ) · 1816 |1828 –1876 |1875
French, Montmorency 1816–1876|