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Félix Bracquemond

La leçon de tricot (The Knitting Lesson)

Description

Maker

Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914)
After Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875), designer
Arnold & Tripp, publisher

Title

La leçon de tricot (The Knitting Lesson)

Year

1883

Medium

  • etching on parchment

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching on parchment

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Imitation vellum paper

Dimensions

37.5 x 28.3 cm (14 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches) (plate) including inscription

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered UR: "Publie' par Arnold & Tripp. 8 rue St Georges Paris"; LR: "J. F. Millet"; and LL: "B" (with a bird). Inscribed in graphite, LR: "Bracquemond".

Blindstamped LL with the mark of The Printsellers' Association (Lugt 2050) with the letters "ID"

Verso: stamped in violet ink: "Et 21511"

Identification

State

vii/ix

Standard Reference Number

Beraldi no. 344.vii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

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

Object Number

45.113.79

Type

  • Prints

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Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914)
After Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875), designer
Arnold & Tripp, publisher
La leçon de tricot (The Knitting Lesson), 1883
etching on parchment
37.5 x 28.3 cm (14 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches) (plate) including inscription
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.79

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