The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Catalogue
- Year
- 1828
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 11 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (29.2 × 47.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Léon Cogniet
Artist
Léon Cogniet
Painting
Léon Cogniet was a French academic painter and history painter active throughout the 19th century. Working primarily in oil on large canvas, he specialized in historical and religious narratives rendered in the grand manner of academic tradition. Born in Paris in 1794, Cogniet maintained a distinguished studio practice and teaching position that shaped French academic painting for decades.
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- Léon Cogniet
- Year
- 1828
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 11 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (29.2 × 47.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1828-013063
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified