Profile bust of an officer in a bear fur hat
1830–40
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 5 1/16 × 3 7/8 in. (12.9 × 9.9 cm) Sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 5/8 in. (26.3 × 19.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Accession Number
60.622.5
About this artwork
Profile bust of an officer in a bear fur hat is a prints by French artist Fonrouge|Delaunois, created in 1830–40. The work was created using lithograph. It measures Image: 5 1/16 × 3 7/8 in. (12.9 × 9.9 cm) Sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 5/8 in. (26.3 × 19.3 cm). Printmaking during this period was an essential medium for disseminating artistic imagery and ideas across broad audiences. The technique involved careful preparation of printing surfaces and meticulous application of ink to transfer images onto pap...
About the Artist
Fonrouge|Delaunois (French|French) · |1800 – |1900
|French, active Paris, 1830–40