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Pompeian Veil

A work made of soft ground etching, with aquatint, on ivory wove paper.

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  • A work made of soft ground etching, with aquatint, on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1918–19

Artist:

Arthur B. Davies
American, 1862-1928

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Arthur B. Davies

Title

Pompeian Veil

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1918–1919

Medium

Soft ground etching, with aquatint, on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 30 × 12 cm (11 13/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 16.6 cm (14 5/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

Reference Number

1930.216

Extended information about this artwork

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