Artist

Martinet

Martinet is an Impressionism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Martinet made print illustrations that circulated widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. Their late-career “H Beard Print Collection” (mid-1800s) shows finely etched scenes of everyday trades and street life, while the earlier set (1770s–1840s) captures the bustle of London shop fronts and carriages. These images feel like frozen postcards from a city that never slowed down. See how the prints stack up against the same crowded corners in the next tile.

Works by Martinet

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.