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Portrait of Pierre Nivelle, Bishop of Luçon

A work made of etching, from a tin plate, with burnishing and foul-biting on grayish ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of etching, from a tin plate, with burnishing and foul-biting on grayish ivory laid paper.

Date:

1861–62

Artist:

Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868)
after Michel Lasne (French, c.1590-1667)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Charles Meryon

Title

Portrait of Pierre Nivelle, Bishop of Luçon

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1861–1862

Medium

Etching, from a tin plate, with burnishing and foul-biting on grayish ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 16 × 10.7 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/4 in.); Plate: 16 × 10.7 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 16.8 × 15.8 cm (6 5/8 × 6 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1632

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