The Rabbit
1866
Medium
Etching, drypoint, and bitten tone on laid paper (watermark: Hudelist), only state
Dimensions
plate: 5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.5 x 10.2 cm) sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, and Derald H. and Janet Ruttenberg Gift, 1992
Accession Number
1992.1002
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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...