Image

Francois Forster, designer

L' Aurore et Céphale, 1821

Description

Maker

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

Title

L' Aurore et Céphale

Year

1821

Medium

engraving

Materials/Techniques

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 5/16 x 16 5/8 inches) (plate)

Type

Credit

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

Object Number

45.113.116

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference

December 15, 1965 - January 9, 1966

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