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Molière's Tomb, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

A work made of etching in warm black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching in warm black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1854

Artist:

Charles Meryon
French, 1821-1868

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Charles Meryon

Title

Molière's Tomb, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1854

Medium

Etching in warm black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 6.8 × 7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Plate: 6.8 × 7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 43.8 × 31.8 cm (17 1/4 × 12 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.4382

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