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Maison close: P.45-1972

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Maison close

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Forain, Jean Louis

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Notes

History note: With London Graphic Art Association label on back of frame (now deframed) and price (5 gns) and number (17168) in ink

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1972-11) by Brownlow, M. E. L., Mrs

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1880

Note

Refused plate for Les Croquis Parisiens, by J.K. Huysmans, Paris, Vaton, 1880

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 253 mm Width 325 mm
Plate Height 97 mm Width 153 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Forain
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.45-1972
Primary reference Number: 1883
Guérin (Forain): 21
BN Inventaire (19thC): 11
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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