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Le Vieux Périgueux Album

Artist and publisher Léon Gaucherel French
1867
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Le Vieux Périgueux Album
  • Artist and publisher: Léon Gaucherel (French, Paris 1816–1886 Paris)
  • Author: Jules de Verneilh-Puyraseau (French, 1823–1899)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1867
  • Medium: Aquatint etching
  • Dimensions: Overall: 21 5/8 x 16 5/8 x 13/16 in. (55 x 42.3 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Portfolios
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Schuyler Van Renssalaer, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.81.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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