Study for “The Enrollment of the Volunteers of 1792”
Gift of Roberta J.M. Olson and Alexander B.V. Johnson, 2018
Catalogue
- Year
- 1848
- Medium
- Fabricated black chalk
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16 3/4 in. × 12 in. (42.5 × 30.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Thomas Couture
Artist
Painting
Thomas Couture was a French history painter and teacher. He taught many notable contemporary figures of the art world, such as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, John Ward Dunsmore, Karel Javůrek, William Morris Hunt, and Joseph-Noël Sylvestre.
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1850 · Woodcut with painted and stenciled additions on tan wove paper, laid down on fabric, and stretched on a wooden stretcher
Record
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- Thomas Couture
- Year
- 1848
- Medium
- Fabricated black chalk
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16 3/4 in. × 12 in. (42.5 × 30.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1848-320039
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified