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title: Fishing by Manet
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15421/fishing-by-manet/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Fishing by Manet

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Fishing by Manet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15421.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15421.png)

## Image Caption

A c. 1862 oil on canvas painting, *Fishing*, by [Edouard Manet](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edouard_Manet/) (1832-83), the French modernist painter. The couple on the right is the artist and his then mistress Suzanne Leenhoff. The work shows the artist's interest in painters like Peter [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Rubens (1577-1640) in the early part of his career. The work was exhibited in St. Petersburg. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, March 14). Fishing by Manet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15421/fishing-by-manet/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Fishing by Manet." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15421/fishing-by-manet/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Fishing by Manet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15421/fishing-by-manet/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436951) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436951). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.