Portrait of Madame Bouquet de la Grye
Medium
Drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 7/16 in. (23.7 × 16.3 cm) Plate: 9 3/16 × 6 1/4 in. (23.4 × 15.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.63.150
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of late 19th-century portrait with *Portrait of Madame Bouquet de la Gry*, a masterful drypoint etching by French artist Marcellin Desbout from 1879. This intimate depiction captures the elegance of its female subject, reflecting the era's fascination with personal likenesses that conveyed social status and character. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1922, it now graces the Metropolitan Museum of Art Department of Drawings and Prints, it exemplifies the nuanced artistry of printmaking. Desboutin's choice of drypoint—a direct intaglio technique where the artist s...
About the Artist
Marcellin Desboutin · 1823–1902
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