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Le Dauphin

Engraver Samuel Arlent Edwards American, born England
Sitter Louis XVII French
1904 (?)
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Le Dauphin
  • Engraver: Samuel Arlent Edwards (American (born England), Somerset 1862–1938 Westport, Connecticut)
  • Artist: After Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Sitter: Louis XVII (French, Versailles 1785–1795 Paris)
  • Date: 1904 (?)
  • Medium: Mezzotint on chine collé
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (24 × 13.8 cm)
    Sheet: 15 7/8 in. × 12 in. (40.3 × 30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of S. Arlent Edwards, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.3.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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