Portrait of Ferdinand Lesseps

(?) Anonymous, French, 19th century French

Former Attribution Félix Bracquemond French

Sitter Ferdinand Lesseps French

1850–1914

Not on view

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Title: Portrait of Ferdinand Lesseps
Artist: (?) Anonymous, French, 19th century
Former Attribution: Félix Bracquemond (French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres)
Sitter: Ferdinand Lesseps (French, 1805–1894)
Date: 1850–1914
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 20 9/16 × 13 13/16 in. (52.2 × 35.1 cm)
Plate: 19 5/16 × 12 1/4 in. (49 × 31.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Object Number: 65.594.12
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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