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Rodolphe Bresdin

The Distant City (La Cité Lointaine)

Maker

Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885)

Title

The Distant City (La Cité Lointaine)

Year

1873

Medium

  • Lithograph on chine collé

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Lithograph on chine collé

Materials

lithograph

Supports

  • light weight cream Oriental tissue paper mounted on heavy weight wove paper (chine collé)

Dimensions

Image: 9.8 x 18.1 cm (3 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches)

Identification

State

lithograph from the 3rd state of the etching;

Edition

edition of 110

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

49.392

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Helen M. Danforth
A Tribute
Jun 21, 1985 – Sep 08, 1985

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885)
The Distant City (La Cité Lointaine), 1873
Lithograph on chine collé
Image: 9.8 x 18.1 cm (3 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 49.392

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