The Court Jester

William Merritt Chase

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916). The Court Jester, 1880. Etching on tan parchment-like tissue, Plate: 6 1/2 x 4 3/16 in. (16.5 x 10.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Newhouse Galleries, 29.91. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

The Court Jester

Date

1880

Medium

Etching on tan parchment-like tissue

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Plate: 6 1/2 x 4 3/16 in. (16.5 x 10.7 cm)

Inscriptions

Red seal (sealing wax) showing unclear impression of a crest over lower right

Credit Line

Gift of the Newhouse Galleries

Accession Number

29.91

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