Portrait of Théodore Chassériau
Medium
Etching on laid paper; second state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 7 13/16 in. (32 × 19.8 cm) Plate: 5 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.5 × 10.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Derald H. and Janet Ruttenberg Gift, 2001
Accession Number
2001.569
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Art Historical Context
This etching by Félix Bracquemond captures a compelling likeness of the French Romantic painter Théodore Chassériau, created in 1893, nearly four decades after the subject’s untimely death. Bracquemond, a leading figure in the 19th-century revival of etching as a fine art, produced this work in three states; the present impression represents the second state. Rendered on laid paper with delicate linework and subtle tonal gradations, the print highlights the artist’s mastery of the medium, transforming a simple portrait into an intimate tribute to a fellow creator. Chassériau, known for his fu...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond|Théodore Chassériau|Théodore Chassériau · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres