Rochefort's Escape - Art Prints Size:Compact - 16x18 inches In the early 1870s

In the early 1870s

The design possibly dates back to a pencil drawing of 1780 (Victoria and Albert Museum)

This three panel triptych is an excellent addition to your wall

slumped pose

Manet liked painting such scenes of the manners and customs of his times

Rochefort's Escape - Art Prints Size:Compact - 16x18 inches In the early 1870sThis painting is the smaller of the two versions of Rochefort's Escape painted by Manet after December 1880. The other version is in the Kunsthaus, Zurich. Virulently opposed to the imperial regime, Rochefort founded a political newspaper, La Lanterne in 1868. The newspaper, which was published in Brussels, was soon banned. In 1873, the journalist was sentenced to penal servitude for his role during the Commune.