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Le Fleuve (The River)

1874
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Le Fleuve (The River)
  • Author: Written by Charles Cros (French, 1842–1888)
  • Illustrator: Illustrated by Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris)
  • Publisher: Published by Librairie de l'Eau-Forte , Paris
  • Printer: Printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, Paris 1822–1907 Paris)
  • Printer: Printed by Cochet (French, active ca. 1874)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1874
  • Medium: plates: etching and aquatint
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.49.74
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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