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The mortuary

The mortuary
(La morgue)
 1854
from the Etchings of Paris (Eaux-Fortes sur Paris) series (1852–54)

Medium
etching and drypoint
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
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and drypoint
Measurements
23.0 × 20.7 cm (plate) 27.3 × 23.6 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Schneiderman 42 IV
Edition
4th of 7 states
Accession Number
2024.708
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
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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