Faune parisienne

Artist Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand (French, 1863-1951)

Artist Louis Legrand (French, 1863-1951)

Publisher Gustave Pellet, Paris, 1901

Author Erastène Ramiro (Eugène Rodrigues) (born 1853)

Date1901

DimensionsBook: H: 11 1/4 in. (285 mm); W: 8 1/4 in. (209 mm); Depth: 13/16 in. (20 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 11 1/16 in. (281 mm); W: 7 13/16 in. (198 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 20 etchings with aquatints, incl. 16 in colors (incl. wrappers); plus a suite of 30 proof states of the etchings, incl. 10 in colors; plus 50 wood engraved vignettes and initials. Text: letterpress on china white laid paper.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.675

Not on View

Published Referencescf. Ray, Gordon N., The Art of the French Illustrated Book, 1700 to 1914, vol. II, New York, 1982, no. 344, repr.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Embracing the Page, Feb. 14-May 19, 2002.