The Lady of Monsoreau (La Dame de Monsoreau)
1830–1900
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Image: 5 1/2 × 4 1/16 in. (14 × 10.3 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 × 6 11/16 in. (24.8 × 17 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.104.2464
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving, titled *The Lady oforeau* (*La Dame Monsoreau*), captures a dramatic interior scene featuring men and women, drawn from Alexandre Dumas’s popular 19th-century historical novel of the same name. Created between 1830 and 1900 by artists Jean Charles Pardinel and Jules David, the work exemplifies how literature inspired visual art during the Romantic era. The medium of engraving allowed such images to reach wide audiences through books and prints, transforming private reading into a shared cultural experience. Engravings like this one highlight the technical precision of 19th-cen...
About the Artist
Jean Charles Pardinel|Jules David (French|French) · 1808 |1808 –1908 |1892
French, born Issoire, 1808|French, Paris 1808–1892 Paris