Solar law
(La loi solaire)
1855
Medium
etching printed in red and black ink
Measurements
11.9 × 8.2 cm (plate) 23.5 × 15.2 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
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Schneiderman 58
Edition
only state
Accession Number
2024.712
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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