Third Part, The Revolt

Third Part, The Revolt by Bertauts, P. Cadet, Paris|Célestin Nanteuil

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

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