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Ten designs for the decoration of the Opéra Comique, Paris

second half 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ten designs for the decoration of the Opéra Comique, Paris
  • Artist: Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897)
  • Artist: Eugène-Pierre Gourdet (French, Paris 1820–1889)
  • Date: second half 19th century
  • Medium: Graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor on various papers; laid down on cardboard
  • Dimensions: sheet: 12 13/16 x 19 5/8 in. (32.6 x 49.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Dodge Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.827.165
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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