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Portrait of Volney Dipping his Pen

A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1817–20

Artist:

Dominique-Vivant Denon
French, 1747-1825

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Dominique-Vivant Denon

Title

Portrait of Volney Dipping his Pen

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1817–1820

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 19.2 × 16.8 cm (7 9/16 × 6 5/8 in.); Stone: 23 × 20 cm (9 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 27.5 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Harold Joachim Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1972.631

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