The Troubadour
ca. 1815–30
Medium
Stipple engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 5/8 × 12 11/16 in. (42.3 × 32.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Orme Wilson, 1963
Accession Number
63.533.43 (1)
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department, where *The Troubadour* Noël Frères captivates with its delicate charm. Created around 1815–30, this stipple engraving measures 16⅝ × 12¹¹/₁₆ inches and was generously gifted by Mrs. Orm Wilson in 1963. Noël Frères, a noted French engraving firm, specialized in reproductive prints that brought fine art to wider audiences during the Romantic era. Stipple engraving, the medium here, is a meticulous intaglio technique using fine dots rather than lines to build tones, shading, and texture—perfect for evoking the soft, poetic g...