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The Fire

n.d.
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Fire
  • Artist: Louis Philibert Debucourt (French, Paris 1755–1832 Paris)
  • Date: n.d.
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Image: 21 3/8 in. × 16 in. (54.3 × 40.6 cm)
    Sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 24 1/2 × 17 5/8 in. (62.3 × 44.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.599.56
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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