The Entrusted Letter

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Louis Forain

Title

The Entrusted Letter

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.

1872–1931

Medium

Pen and black ink, on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

36.8 × 52.9 cm (14 1/2 × 20 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Frank B. Hubachek

Reference Number

1949.1047

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