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The Sign Painter (Le Peintre d'Enseignes)

1872
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Sign Painter (Le Peintre d'Enseignes)
  • Artist: Ernest Meissonier (French, Lyons 1815–1891 Paris)
  • Date: 1872
  • Medium: Watercolor
  • Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, 1887
  • Object Number: 87.15.13
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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