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Allegory of Death

A work made of pen and brown ink with black fabricated chalk, opaque and transparent watercolors, touches of lead white and white chalk, and traces of red fabricated chalk on cream wove paper.
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  • A work made of pen and brown ink with black fabricated chalk, opaque and transparent watercolors, touches of lead white and white chalk, and traces of red fabricated chalk on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1860

Artist:

Clement-Auguste Andrieux
French, 1829-1880

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Clement Auguste Andrieux

Title

Allegory of Death

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1855–1865

Medium

Pen and brown ink with black fabricated chalk, opaque and transparent watercolors, touches of lead white and white chalk, and traces of red fabricated chalk on cream wove paper

Dimensions

45.6 × 37.5 cm (18 × 14 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior gift of Ellen N. LaMotte

Reference Number

1997.413

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