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Molière’s tomb, Père-Lachaise Cemetery

Molière’s tomb, Père-Lachaise Cemetery
(Le tombeau de Molière au Père-Lachaise)
 1854
from the Etchings of Paris (Eaux-Fortes sur Paris) series (1852–54)

Medium
etching and plate tone printed in brown ink
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jacobus Francis van Breda and Helen Mary Cooley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and plate tone printed in brown ink
Measurements
6.3 × 6.9 cm (plate) 49.1 × 32.3 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Schneiderman 34A I or II?
Edition
1st or 2nd of 2 states
Accession Number
2024.701
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jacobus Francis van Breda and Helen Mary Cooley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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