Art, literature & history
The Philosopher
1865–66
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint in warm black on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 26.9 × 16.3 cm (10 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Plate: 31.7 × 23.6 cm (12 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 47.9 × 36 cm (18 7/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1984.1119
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Édouard Manet. The Philosopher. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Philosopher — Édouard Manet. 1865–66.
Medium: Etching and drypoint in warm black on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 26.9 × 16.3 cm (10 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Plate: 31.7 × 23.6 cm (12 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 47.9 × 36 cm (18 7/8 × 14 3/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.