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Molière's Tomb, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris and the Old Gate of the Palais de Justice, Paris

A work made of etching and drypoint on ivory wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and drypoint on ivory wove 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 and the Old Gate of the Palais de Justice, Paris

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1854

Medium

Etching and drypoint on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 16 × 14.1 cm (6 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Plate: 16 × 14.1 cm (6 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 25.5 × 19.6 cm (10 1/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1618

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