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Rejected Frontispiece for Marthe

A work made of etching and aquatint in black on ivory laid paper.

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  • A work made of etching and aquatint in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1879

Artist:

Jean Louis Forain
French, 1852-1931

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Louis Forain

Title

Rejected Frontispiece for Marthe

Place

France (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.

1879

Medium

Etching and aquatint in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 14.5 × 9.5 cm (5 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.); Plate: 14.8 × 10 cm (5 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 32.5 × 24.7 cm (12 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Frank B. Hubachek

Reference Number

1948.352

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