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Having the vain idea of competing with the train

Having the vain idea of competing with the train
(Ayant eu la vaniteuse idée de vouloirs lutter de vitesse avec le chemin de fer)
(1864)
plate from Les baigneurs (The bathers) series

Medium
gillotype on brown paper
Measurements
16.2 × 24.7 cm (image) 18.5 × 24.7 cm (image and text) 22.6 × 29.1 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Delteil 3323 iii/iii
Edition
3rd of 3 states
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l: h.D. 64
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: GILLOT. SC
Accession Number
4359-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1930
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Gallery location
Not on display