Art, literature & historyThe Assault of the Shoe
1888
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching, with open bite, in light red and black on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 16.7 × 25.2 cm (6 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 19.9 × 28.1 cm (7 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2009.663
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Assault of the Shoe — Henri-Charles Guérard. 1888.
Medium: Etching, with open bite, in light red and black on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 16.7 × 25.2 cm (6 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 19.9 × 28.1 cm (7 7/8 × 11 1/8 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.