Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, after his own design of 1848
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/8 in. × 7 in. (27.6 × 17.8 cm) Plate: 4 1/2 × 3 5/8 in. (11.4 × 9.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed, 1949
Accession Number
49.125.146
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Art Historical Context
This etching, *Portrait of Charles Baudelaire after his own design of1848*, captures the brooding intensity of the famed French poet through the skilled hand of Félix Bracquem, a master printmaker linked to the Etching Revival and early Impressionist circles. Produced in 1869, two years after Baudelaire's death, it faithfully reproduces the writer's self-conceived image from over two decades earlier, blending autobiography with posthumous homage. The compact plate measures just 4½ × 3⅝ inches, yet its intricate lines convey Baudelaire's sharp features, tousled hair, and piercing gaze, evoking ...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond|Charles Baudelaire|Charles Baudelaire|Alfred Salmon · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres