id:			165557
accession number:	2007.293
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.293
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:05.372000

Liberty Enlightening the World, Offered to the City of Paris by the Americans, 1885. After Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918), Le Monde Illustré (French, 1857–1940, 1945–1956), Tony Beltrand (French, 1847–1904), and Eugène Dété (French, 1848–1922), Frédéric Florian (Swiss, 1858–1926). Wood engraving; sheet: 45 x 32.4 cm (17 11/16 x 12 3/4 in.); image: 26.2 x 20.2 cm (10 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2007.293

title:				Liberty Enlightening the World, Offered to the City of Paris by the Americans
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creation date:			1885
creation date earliest:		1885
creation date latest:		1885
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creditline:			Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	wood engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Wood engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: L-B p. 285

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CREATORS

* Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918)  - artist

* Le Monde Illustré (French, 1857–1940, 1945–1956)  - published by

* Tony Beltrand (French, 1847–1904)  - engraved by

* Eugène Dété (French, 1848–1922)  - engraved by

* Frédéric Florian (Swiss, 1858–1926)  - engraved by

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measurements: Sheet: 45 x 32.4 cm (17 11/16 x 12 3/4 in.); Image: 26.2 x 20.2 cm (10 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	lower right margin, in pencil: "A Lepere"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gallery One 2012
	opening date:   2012-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>Gallery One 2012</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	[Catherine E. Burns, 3/21/1998]
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