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The puny cryptogam

The puny cryptogam
(Le malingre cryptogame)
 1860

Medium
etching and plate tone
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

Medium
etching and plate tone
Measurements
7.1 × 5.8 cm (plate) 14.8 × 11.0 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Schneiderman 68 II
Edition
2nd of 4 states
Accession Number
2024.713
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
Gallery location
Not on display

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