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Landscape in Normandy

American History Museum

Normandy coast
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Object Details

graphic artist

Lalanne, Maxime

publisher

Cadart et Luce

Description

This signed and titled print, Prés Houlgate (Calvados) by Maxime Lalanne, was published in a portfolio of etchings titled Divertissements sur cuivre, 12 croquis (Entertainments on Copper, Twelve Sketches) in 1869. Houlgate is in Normandy in northwestern France. While Lalanne etched many views of the countryside, it was his city views that made his reputation.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Date made

1869

ID Number

GA.14595

catalog number

14595

accession number

94830

Object Name

Etching On Chine Colle
print

Object Type

Etching

Physical Description

paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)

Measurements

image: 11 cm x 15.5 cm; 4 5/16 in x 6 1/8 in
plate: 12.5 cm x 16 cm; 4 15/16 in x 6 5/16 in
sheet: 31 cm x 30 cm; 12 3/16 in x 11 13/16 in

place made

France: Île-de-France, Département de Ville-de-Paris

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Landscape, Rural
Landscape

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-cf1f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1002098

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