Portrait of Edouard Manet
Félix Henri Bracquemond
c. 1867
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 15.5 × 11.8 cm (6 1/8 × 4 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24 × 118.6 cm (9 1/2 × 46 3/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
4817
About the Artist
Félix Henri Bracquemond · 1833–1914
Félix Henri Bracquemond was born in Paris in 1833 and came of age during one of the most transformative periods in French art history. He trained primarily as an engraver and etcher, studying under Joseph Guichard before finding his true calling in printmaking. His technical mastery of etching quickly distinguished him among his contemporaries, and he formed lasting friendships with Édouard Manet,...