The Romantic Painter (Le Peintre Romantique)
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 6 5/16 × 6 15/16 in. (16.1 × 17.6 cm) Sheet: 10 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (26 × 29.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.21.79
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in the early decades of the nineteenth century, *The Romantic Painter* captures the spirit of an era when artists embraced emotion, imagination, and individualism. This lithograph, produced between 1805 and 1827 by the collaborative efforts of Alexandre Joseph Desenne and the firm Giraldon Bovinet et Cie with contributions from F. Noel, portrays a painter at work amid figures that evoke the creative process itself. The title and imagery reflect the Romantic movement’s fascination with the artist as a heroic, passionate figure. Lithography, a relatively new printing technique at the ti...
About the Artist
Giraldon Bovinet et Cie|Alexandre Joseph Desenne|F. Noel (French|French|French) · 1785 |1850 | –1827 |1950 |
French, Paris 1785–1827 Paris|French, active 19th–early 20th century|