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Weaver from Brittany

Printer A. Clément French
1888
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Weaver from Brittany
  • Artist: François Bonvin (French, Paris 1817–1888 Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
  • Printer: A. Clément (French, active Paris, 1887–92)
  • Date: 1888
  • Medium: Etching; fourth state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 16 5/16 × 11 1/4 in. (41.4 × 28.6 cm)
    Plate: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1977
  • Object Number: 1977.527.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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