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The Little Architect

1871
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Little Architect
  • Artist: Amédée Varin (French, Châlons-sur-Marne 1818–1883 Crouttes)
  • Artist: Eugène-Napoléon Varin (French, Épernay 1831–1911 Crouttes)
  • Artist: After Albert Anker (Swiss, Bern 1831–1910 Bern)
  • Publisher: Goupil & Co.
  • Printer: Goupil & Co.
  • Publisher: M. Knoedler & Co.
  • Date: 1871
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/16 × 14 3/16 in. (48.4 × 36 cm)
    Image: 12 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (31 × 24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.1780
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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