The Little Cavaliers, after "Velázquez"
1861–62
Medium
Etching, drypoint, and bitten tone on laid paper (watermark: H P Hallines); state one of six
Dimensions
plate: 9 1/4 x 14 13/16 in. (23.5 x 37.7 cm) sheet: 9 5/8 x 15 1/4 in. (24.5 x 38.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edwin D. Levison, 1927
Accession Number
27.26
Tags
About the Artist
Edouard Manet · 1832–1883
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter who played a pivotal role in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, often called the 'Father of Modern Art.' Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Manet defied his father's wishes for a legal career to pursue painting, studying under academic artist Thomas Couture. His revolutionary works 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' and 'Olympia' (both 1863) scand...