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Francois Forster

L' Aurore et Céphale

Maker

Francois Forster (French, 1790-1872), designer
After Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin (French, 1774-1833), associated artist/maker

Title

L' Aurore et Céphale

Year

1821

Medium

  • engraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • engraving

Materials

engraving

Supports

  • Light weight cream Oriental wove tissue paper laid down on medium weight laid paper (chiné colle)

Dimensions

56.5 x 42.2 cm (22 1/4 x 16 5/8 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.116

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966

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Francois Forster (French, 1790-1872), designer
After Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin (French, 1774-1833), associated artist/maker
L' Aurore et Céphale, 1821
engraving
56.5 x 42.2 cm (22 1/4 x 16 5/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.116

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