The Mirror
Medium
Photogravure
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (40.3 × 30.1 cm) Plate: 12 3/16 × 9 13/16 in. (31 × 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Ellen Robinson, 1960
Accession Number
60.683.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
"The Mirror" (1890) is a striking photogravure print published by the renowned Parisian firm Goupil & Co. in collaboration with New York-based D. Appleton & Co., after an original work by French artist Jules Aviat. Measuring about 16 by 12 inches on its sheet, this piece belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, generously gifted by Mrs. Ellen Robinson in 1960. Photogravure, a sophisticated photomechanical intaglio process perfected in the late 19th century, allowed for exquisitely detailed reproductions that rivaled original paintings in tonal richness and su...
About the Artist
Goupil & Co.|D. Appleton & Co.|Jules Aviat (French|American|French) · 1850 |1800 |1844 –1950 |1900 |1931
|New York, NY|French, Brienne-le-Château 1844–1931 Périgueux