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Frontispiece to "Eaux-fortes de Guérard, Collection de Mr. S. P. [Samuel Putnam] Avery, New York"

Subject Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. American
late 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Frontispiece to "Eaux-fortes de Guérard, Collection de Mr. S. P. [Samuel Putnam] Avery, New York"
  • Series/Portfolio: Eaux-fortes de Guérard, Collection de Mr. S. P. [Samuel Putnam] Avery, New York
  • Artist: Henri Charles Guérard (French, Paris 1846–1897 Paris)
  • Subject: Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (American, New York 1822–1904 New York)
  • Date: late 19th century
  • Medium: Black chalk
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 17 3/8 x 11 15/16 in. (44.2 x 30.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Amy and Emma Welcher and Alice Welcher Erickson, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.844.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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