artist-manet:Exotic Flower (Woman in a Mantilla), Édouard Manet, 1868, Art Institute of Chicago: Pri
artist-manet:Exotic Flower (Woman in a Mantilla), Édouard Manet, 1868, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and DrawingsExotic Flower is an original composition, not based on a painting. A model for the etching is found among the Caprichos of Goya; unlike Goya, Manet visually isolated his figure, choosing not to provide a context for it.The Charles Deering CollectionSize: 162 × 106 mm (image); 174 × 116 mm (plate/primary support); 387 × 274 mm (secondary support)Medium: Etching and aquatint in brown on ivory chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)https://www.artic.edu/artworks/46785/ -- source link