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Etching of a standing man in a top hat and draped cloak, against a dense background of fine hatched lines, on a wide pale paper margin.

The Philosopher

An etching and drypoint in brown-black ink shows a standing man in a top hat and a loose, draped cloak, his face turned toward the viewer against a dense field of fine hatched lines. A small image sits within a wide pale margin, with handwritten inscriptions in the lower border and a soft cast shadow at the figure's feet.

Artist
Édouard Manet
Date
1865–66
Medium
Etching and drypoint in warm black on blue laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2224 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1866).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Print and Drawing Fund

Philosophers and Sages19th centuryprintetchinghatchingdrypointart institute of chicagocloakprints and drawingsmanetblack and white

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