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Title Page and Text, from The Raven (Le Corbeau)

A work made of unbound book, three folded sheets, with letterpress in red and black on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of unbound book, three folded sheets, with letterpress in red and black on cream laid paper.

Date:

1875

Artist:

Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)
written by Edgar Allan Poe (American, 1809-1849)
translated and produced by Stéphane Mallarmé (French, 1842-1898)
printed by Lefman et Cie. (French, 19th century)
text printed by Alcan-Lévy (French, 19th century)
published by Richard Lesclide (French, 1825-1892)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Édouard Manet

Title

Title Page and Text, from The Raven (Le Corbeau)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1875

Medium

Unbound book, three folded sheets, with letterpress in red and black on cream laid paper

Inscriptions

Signed by the artist on the title page, recto, in ink: "à Mr. Fourcaud /Témoignage de sympathie / Ed. Manet"; signed on the title page, verso, in ink, by the translator and the artist: "41 / Stéphane Mallarmé / E. Manet".

Dimensions

547 × 363 × 5 mm (book, folded); 547 × 705 (book, unfolded)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg in memory of Bessie Kisloff Braude, Esq.

Reference Number

2014.265.1

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