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La Liseuse, The Reader, Lamplight

Artist and engraver Théodore Roussel French
1890–94
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Object Information
  • Title: La Liseuse, The Reader, Lamplight
  • Artist and engraver: Théodore Roussel (French, Lorient, Brittany 1847–1926 St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex)
  • Date: 1890–94
  • Medium: Transfer lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/16 x 8 7/8 in. (36 x 22.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, by exchange, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.640.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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