Portrait of Comte Lepic
Medium
Drypoint; sixth state of seven
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 5/8 × 13 1/4 in. (44.8 × 33.7 cm) Plate: 12 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (31.7 × 23.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.63.156
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of 19th-century French printmaking with *Portrait of Comte Lepic (1876), a drypoint by Marcellinboutin featuring his friend, the artist and Comte Ludovic Lepic. This sixth state of seven captures Lepic in a candid, lively pose, accompanied by his beloved dogs—a nod to the count's passion for etching animal subjects and his bohemian circle. Desboutin, a versatile painter and printmaker linked to Edgar Degas and the Impressionists, showcases his skill in this intimate portrait, blending portraiture with the everyday charm of pets. Drypoint, an intaglio technique whe...
About the Artist
Ludovic Lepic|Marcellin Desboutin (French|French) · 1839 |1823 –1889 |1902
French, Paris 1839–1889 Paris|French, Cérilly 1823–1902 Nice