This etching by Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin depicts the renowned French muralist and symbolist painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, a significant artistic figure of the 19th century. Executed with the refined technique characteristic of Desboutin's printmaking, the work captures his contemporary through careful attention to physiognomy and the subtle modeling achieved through etching's linear qualities. The portrait exemplifies the period's tradition of artists documenting and honoring their peers through the medium of etching.