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Old Oaks at Bas Bréau

Etching of four tall oak trees standing together amid thick, lush ground cover and trees with dense foliage.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • Etching of four tall oak trees standing together amid thick, lush ground cover and trees with dense foliage.

Date:

c. 1865

Artist:

Adolphe Martial Potémont
French, 1828-1883

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Adolphe Martial Potémont

Title

Old Oaks at Bas Bréau

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1860–1870

Medium

Etching and drypoint on cream wove chine laid down on white wove card

Dimensions

Image: 29.6 × 24.7 cm (11 11/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Plate: 31 × 26 cm (12 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.); Primary support: 30.3 × 25.2 cm (11 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Secondary support: 41.8 × 33.4 cm (16 1/2 × 13 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1887.455

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