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Two Pheasants in a Forest

Printer Bertauts French
Publisher Jules Géruzet Belgian
ca. 1860
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two Pheasants in a Forest
  • Series/Portfolio: Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages
  • Artist: Karl Bodmer (Swiss, Riesbach 1809–1893 Barbizon)
  • Printer: Bertauts
  • Publisher: Jules Géruzet (Belgian, Soissons 1817–1874 Brussels)
  • Date: ca. 1860
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 7/16 in. (21.2 × 16.3 cm)
    Plate: 6 1/2 × 4 5/8 in. (16.5 × 11.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 65.594.9
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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