Embers Glow

Embers Glow — Theodore Roussel. 1890–1897.

Medium: color etching and aquatint mounted on original aquatint mount with etched and aquatinted framing papers surrounding the impression. Dimensions: Sheet: 24.3 x 20.4 cm (9 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Framed: 50.5 x 41.7 x 7 cm (19 7/8 x 16 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Paper: 37.8 x 29.3 cm (14 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.).

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

French artist Theodore Roussel took up etching while living in London during the late 1880s, developing his own techniques and distinctive style. Here, Roussel used aquatint to show a nude woman dimly lit by a fire. To accurately represent the evocative lighting described in the work’s title, Roussel mixed pigments to produce his own inks and carefully applied them to the plate with stencils. He also developed a method of registration so that the mat and frame—both his own printed designs—aligned precisely with the image.

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.