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Text with an illustration of a man leading a bear on a chain

The phrase “Les Vieilles Histoires” is printed at top left above a drawing of a man in a top hat who holds a chain attached to a ring in the nose of a bear. Lines of smaller text in French appear to the left of the man’s hat and again in the lower right corner near his feet. The man is in profile walking to the right and carries a parcel under his left arm. The bear has a muzzle with straps that go over his forehead and around his snout. In the background, boats sail in a river under a bridge.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.99
People
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French (Albi 1864 - 1901 Malromé)
Title
The Old Tales (Les Vieilles Histoires), Cover-Frontispiece
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Les Vieilles Histoires
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1893
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/349456

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 46.3 x 61 cm (18 1/4 x 24 in.)
image: 38.1 x 53.2 cm (15 x 20 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Sotheby's, New York, April 29-30, 2010, lot 203, repr.] sold; to Rubin-Ladd Foundation, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
proof of 2nd state before erasure of text
Standard Reference Number
Adriani 27; Wittrock 5

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation
Accession Year
2013
Object Number
2013.99
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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