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L'Écureuil

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: L'Écureuil
  • Artist: MM. Best, Leloir, Hotelin et Régnier
  • Artist: After Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, Bordeaux 1808–1876 Menton)
  • Date: 1830–1900
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 6 15/16 × 4 13/16 in. (17.7 × 12.2 cm)
    Sheet: 7 15/16 × 5 11/16 in. (20.2 × 14.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.36.72
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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