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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.315
People
Alphonse Legros, French (1837 - 1911)
Title
The Black Cat
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1861
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370282

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and drypoint with touches of graphite on thin cream wove paper, mounted to beige modern laid paper
Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
sheet: 26.9 × 36.6 cm (10 9/16 × 14 7/16 in.)
mount: 32 × 47.8 cm (12 5/8 × 18 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, black crayon(?): A. Legros

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[James A. Bergquist, Boston], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1988, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
only state
Standard Reference Number
Malassis and Thibaudeau 148; Bliss 151

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.315
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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