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Head of a Woman, after Greuze, from "Etchings of Pictures in the Metropolitan Museum New York"

1871
Not on view
This etching represents the only French painting (71.91) included in Jacquemart’s print portfolio celebrating the founding collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The etcher’s interpretation in black and white appears to exaggerate somewhat the intensity of the figure’s expression compared to Greuze’s painting, but critics for the "Art Journal" admired the "combined delicacy and power" of the plate.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Woman, after Greuze, from "Etchings of Pictures in the Metropolitan Museum New York"
  • Series/Portfolio: Etchings of Pictures in the Metropolitan Museum New York
  • Artist: Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart (French, Paris 1837–1880 Paris)
  • Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris)
  • Publisher: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.
  • Date: 1871
  • Medium: Etching; third state of four (Gonse)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 18 1/8 × 13 3/8 in. (46 × 34 cm)
    Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 15 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, 1871, transferred from the Department of Paintings
  • Object Number: 19.59.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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