1953.36 Sir William Beechey, The Misses Plowden
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Sir William Beechey was a fashionable portrait painter of English society whose large clientele included the family of King George III. His style was largely inspired by the portraits of fashionable British aristocrats produced during the late 18th century by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, and George Romney.
1986.269 Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Nymph
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In 1750, Italian artist Giovanni Battista Cipriani traveled from Florence to Rome, where he came into contact with English artists on the Grand Tour, the customary trip around Italy that complemented a classical education for upper-class young men. He became friendly with architect William Chambers and sculptor Joseph Wilton, proponents of a Neoclassical style.
1942.102 Adrien Manglard, Title Page
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Featuring an etched vignette of a circular Roman temple, this title page served as an introduction to a book by a French artist living and working in Italy.
1940.6 Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Family of the Satyr
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This etching by Jean-Honoré Fragonard belongs to a series of four prints called the Bacchanals or Satyrs’ Games. His series depicts satyrs and nymphs in the form of relief sculptures set against foliage, loosely inspired by sketches produced by the artist on his second trip to Italy in 1756–61.
1985.R.27 Henri Fantin-Latour, Portrait of Manet
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This lush drawing by artist Henri-Fantin Latour was made after a painted portrait of Édouard Manet that he created in 1867. The painting, exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1867, shows Manet as a flâneur, or Parisian dandy.
2000.78.FA Felix Bracquemond, Portrait of Manet
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Félix Bracquemond was one of the major printmakers of the Impressionist movement, playing a large role in both the etching revival (1850–1930) and the new interest in Japanese prints and printmaking in France.
This etching of Édouard Manet was a frontispiece to a biography of the artist published in 1867.
2000.67.FA Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Portrait of Berthe Morisot
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Pierre-Auguste Renoir only depicted his fellow Impressionist Berthe Morisot a few times during their long professional and personal relationship. This print, created after Morisot’s death, drew from an earlier pastel and oil painting that Renoir produced in 1894.
1967.1.1 Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrat with Saskia
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This print depicts the artist Rembrandt van Rijn and his wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, in a unique double portrait.
1949.11 Koloman Sokol, Self-Portrait (Autoportrét)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Slovakian artist Koloman Sokol is considered one of the major Eastern European printmakers of the past century.
1953.37 Käthe Kollwitz, Self Portrait
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
German artist Käthe Kollwitz is well known for her printmaking, along with her depiction of themes like class, war, and poverty.