id:			164862
accession number:	2006.226
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2006.226
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:01.596000

A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: The Water Works at Marli, and St. Germain en Laye seen in the distance, 1803. Thomas Girtin (British, 1775–1802), J.B. Harraden (British). Softground etching and aquatint printed in brown, hand-colored with watercolor; sheet: 45.3 x 63.2 cm (17 13/16 x 24 7/8 in.); platemark: 22.7 x 54.5 cm (8 15/16 x 21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake 2006.226

title:				A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: The Water Works at Marli, and St. Germain en Laye seen in the distance
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creation date:			1803
creation date earliest:		1803
creation date latest:		1803
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creditline:			Gift of John Bonebrake
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	softground etching and aquatint printed in brown, hand-colored with watercolor
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Abbey 102, 15b with letters

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CREATORS

* Thomas Girtin (British, 1775–1802)  - artist

* J.B. Harraden (British)  - aquatint by

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measurements: Sheet: 45.3 x 63.2 cm (17 13/16 x 24 7/8 in.); Platemark: 22.7 x 54.5 cm (8 15/16 x 21 7/16 in.)
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	description:	wove paper
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	inscription:	In plate: Drawn & Etch'd by Thos Girtin; Aquatinted by J. B. Harraden; LONDON: Pubd Jan 15, 1803 by John Girtin, No. I, Little Newport Street
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century
	opening date:   2004-08-15T00:00:00
	<i>Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century".  No exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '2004-08-15T00:00:00'}

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