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Charles Courtry

Milton aveugle et ses filles (Milton Dictating "Paradise Lost" to his Daughters)

Description

Maker

Charles Courtry (French, 1846-1897), etcher
After Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian, 1844-1900), designer

Title

Milton aveugle et ses filles (Milton Dictating "Paradise Lost" to his Daughters)

Year

1878

Medium

  • etching,
  • engraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • engraving

Materials

etching, engraving

Supports

  • Light weight cream Oriental laid paper

Dimensions

48.3 x 61.8 cm (19 x 24 5/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LR: "Munkacsy III 1878"

Inscribed in graphite LL: "M Munkacsy"; and LR: "C Courtry"

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Beraldi no. 30

Credit / Object Number

Credit

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

Object Number

45.113.78

Type

  • Prints

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Tombstone

Charles Courtry (French, 1846-1897), etcher
After Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian, 1844-1900), designer
Milton aveugle et ses filles (Milton Dictating "Paradise Lost" to his Daughters), 1878
etching; engraving
48.3 x 61.8 cm (19 x 24 5/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.78

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