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The White Slave Trade

A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

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  • A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1886, printed 1909

Artist:

Jean Louis Forain
French, 1852-1931

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Louis Forain

Title

The White Slave Trade

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1886

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 19.9 × 14 cm (7 7/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 42.4 × 30.6 cm (16 3/4 × 12 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Frank B. Hubachek

Reference Number

1948.361

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