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Artist Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand (French, 1863-1951)
Artist Louis Legrand (French, 1863-1951)
Author Érastène Ramiro (French, 1853 - 1928)
Author Eraste`ne Ramiro (born 1853)
Date1892
DimensionsBook: H: 11 3/8 in. (289 mm); W: 8 1/16 in. (205 mm); Depth: 3/4 in. (19 mm).
Page: H: 11 5/16 in. (288 mm); W: 7 1/16 in. (180 mm).
MediumOriginal prints: 23 etchings with aquatint in colors (11 plus a second set in black, with remarques in sepia), incl. the front wrapper; plus 47 wood engraved vignettes and initials in colors (23 in texte, plus an extra set of the wood engravings printed hors texte), incl. the rear wrapper. Text: letterpress in black with red. Paper: ivory japan wove paper.
ClassificationBooks
Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number
1984.673
Not on View
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  • Works on Paper
Published Referencescf. Ramiro, E., Louis Legrand peintre-graveur, Paris, 1896, nos. 84--94

cf. Ray, Gordon N., The Art of the French Illustrated Book, 1700 to 1914, vol. II, New York, 1982, no. 342, repr.

cf. Sims Reed, Circa 1900, London, 2001, cat. 91.

Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Satire Show, Mar. 17 - Jun. 25, 2006.

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