Deux Bons Amis (Two Good Friends), from "Illustrated London News"

Engraver William Hollidge British
December 2, 1876
Not on view
The good friends of the title are a boy and his cat sharing a drink from the same cup. The British printmaker Hollidge produced this wood engraving after a painting by the French artist Delobbe for London's weekly journal "Illustrated London News." In 1875, Delobbe began to spend summers at the artists's colony at Concarneau in Brittany and focused on children and peasant subjects.

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  • Title: Deux Bons Amis (Two Good Friends), from "Illustrated London News"
  • Series/Portfolio: Illustrated London News
  • Engraver: William Hollidge (British, active 1869–95)
  • Artist: After François-Alfred Delobbe (French, Paris 1835–1920 Paris)
  • Date: December 2, 1876
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (26.1 × 21.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.609.16
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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