Emma and Her Baby, Chelsea Embankment

1888·Etching in black on cream laid paper·Image: 10.4 × 9.3 cm (4 1/8 × 3 11/16 in.); Plate: 11.8 × 9.5 cm (4 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 12.4 × 9.5 cm (4 15/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

<p>For many of his earliest etchings Roussel used small copper plates and focused on Chelsea scenes, conveying a clear sense of place while often presenting affectionate portraits of the neighborhood’s youngest residents. In this example, a nursemaid with her charge stands in front of Chelsea Embankment’s characteristic railings, with Battersea factories across the Thames River. Roussel employed a shorthand drawing style, almost caricature, to portray his figures.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1888
Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 10.4 × 9.3 cm (4 1/8 × 3 11/16 in.); Plate: 11.8 × 9.5 cm (4 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 12.4 × 9.5 cm (4 15/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Theodore Roussel

Artist

Theodore Roussel

Painting

Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847–1926) was a French-born English painter and graphic artist, best known for his landscapes and genre scenes.

Great Britain

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