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Les Métamorphoses du Jour

1854
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Les Métamorphoses du Jour
  • Illustrator: Illustrated by J. J. Grandville (French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves)
  • Author: Written by Alberic Second (French)
  • Author: Written by Louis Lurine (French, 1816–1860)
  • Author: Written by Clement Caraguel (French, 1819–1882)
  • Author: Written by Taxile Delord (French, 1815–1877)
  • Author: Written by H. de Beaulieu (French)
  • Author: Written by Louis Huart (French, Aix-en-Provence 1813–1865 London)
  • Author: Written by Charles Monselet (French, 1825–1888)
  • Author: Written by Julien Lemer (French)
  • Author: Written by Charles Blanc (French, Castres 1813–1882 Paris)
  • Publisher: Published by Gustave Havard (French)
  • Printer: Printed by Jules Claye (Paris)
  • Date: 1854
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.565.429
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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