The Little Cavaliers, after "Velázquez"
Edouard Manet
1861–62
Medium
Etching and drypoint, final state; on blue laid paper
Dimensions
platel: 9 7/8 x 15 5/16in. (25.1 x 38.9cm) sheet: 13 5/8 x 17 7/8in. (34.6 x 45.4cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.76.5
Tags
HatsMen
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...