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Let the pure soul groan...

A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1854

Artist:

Charles Meryon
French, 1821-1868

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Charles Meryon

Title

Let the pure soul groan...

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1854

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 7 × 3.6 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/16 in.); Plate: 7 × 3.6 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/16 in.); Sheet: 11.1 × 7.5 cm (4 3/8 × 3 in.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1909.235

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