The mortuary
(La morgue)
1854
from the Etchings of Paris (Eaux-Fortes sur Paris) series (1852–54)
Medium
etching and drypoint
Measurements
23.0 × 20.7 cm (plate) 27.3 × 23.6 cm (sheet)
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
Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Schneiderman 42 IV
Edition
4th of 7 states
Accession Number
2024.708
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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