The Spanish Singer (Le Guitarrero)

1861–62

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching, final state (V) on blue laid paper
Dimensions: plate: 11 5/8 x 9 9/16in. (29.5 x 24.3cm) sheet: 18 3/16 x 13 1/4in. (46.2 x 33.7cm)
Collection no.: 21.76.4
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Édouard Manet. The Spanish Singer (Le Guitarrero). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Spanish Singer (Le Guitarrero) — Édouard Manet. 1861–62.

Medium: Etching, final state (V) on blue laid paper. Dimensions: plate: 11 5/8 x 9 9/16in. (29.5 x 24.3cm) sheet: 18 3/16 x 13 1/4in. (46.2 x 33.7cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1921.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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