Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, from "Le Monde Illustré"
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 3/16 in. (36.9 × 25.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
Accession Number
2013.609.24
Tags
Art Historical Context
This wood engraving, titled *Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Caraux* and published in the French periodical *Le Monde Illustré* on October16, 1875, offers a vivid snapshot of the celebrated sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875), who passed away that very year. Created by engraver Etienne-Gabrielourt, with possible contributions from photographer Numa Blanc and Carpeaux himself, it exemplifies the era's illustrated journalism, where intricate wood engravings brought news and artistry to a wide audience. Measuring 14½ × 10¼ inches, the print captures not just the artist's likeness but echoes his...
About the Artist
Etienne-Gabriel Bocourt|Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux|Anonymous, French, 19th century|Numa Blanc|Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French|French|French) · 1831 |1839 |1821 –1900 |1915 |
French, Toulouse 1831–1900 Paris|French, Paris 1839–1915 Saint-Cloud|French, born 1821