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Emma and Her Baby, Chelsea Embankment

A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
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  • A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.

Date:

1888–89

Artist:

Theodore Roussel
French, worked in England, 1847-1926

About this artwork

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Theodore Roussel

Title

Emma and Her Baby, Chelsea Embankment

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1888–1889

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.)

Credit Line

Gift of Meg and Mark Hausberg

Reference Number

2011.445

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