The Tourist

1858

Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu

Associated Names
Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu

Artist, French, 1829-1874

The image shows a landscape scene with fine etching techniques. A figure stands on an elevated slope, using a telescope. The slope extends upwards to the left with two trees, and the horizon line is seen above the midpoint with distant treetops. The sky has horizontally etched lines representing clouds. The color palette is monochromatic using shades of black and grey.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and roulette on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.6 × 6.8 cm (2 5/8 × 2 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.5 × 11.2 cm (5 11/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1371

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, along bottom: E. P.-B. a. f. 32. 22 nov. 1858; verso: at bottom right, in graphite, in later hand: 5

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65508338

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