Third Part, The Revolt
ca. 1830–65
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 5/8 in. (35.8 × 27 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection. The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.625.171
Art Historical Context
"Third Part, The Revolt" is a captivating lithograph from around 1830–65, created by French artist Célestin Nanteuil (1813–1871) and printed by Bertauts, P. Cadet in Paris. Measuring 14 1/8 × 10 5/8 inches, this print belongs to a series evoking dramatic upheaval, with its title suggesting a narrative progression toward rebellion. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department as part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection (acquired 1963), it exemplifies mid-19th-century French graphic art. Lithography, perfected in the early 1800s, allowed artists like Nanteuil—known ...
About the Artist
Bertauts, P. Cadet, Paris|Célestin Nanteuil (French|French) · |1813 – |1873
|French (born Italy), Rome 1813–1873 Bourron-Marlotte