The Toilette
1862
Medium
Etching, aquatint, and bitten tone in brown ink on laid paper; final state of two, from 1905 Strölin edition
Dimensions
plate: 11 1/4 x 8 7/16in. (28.6 x 21.4cm) sheet: 16 5/8 x 12 7/8in. (42.2 x 32.7cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Accession Number
29.56
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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...