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        "tombstone": "Lydia and Her Mother at Tea, c. 1880. Mary Cassatt (American, 1844\u20131926). Aquatint and etching, unique impression between fourth and fifth states; sheet: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.); platemark: 18 x 28 cm (7 1/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2008.110",
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        "measurements": "Sheet: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.); Platemark: 18 x 28 cm (7 1/16 x 11 in.)",
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                    "title": "Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in 19th-Century Paris",
                    "description": "<i>Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in 19th-Century Paris</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2012-January 20, 2013).",
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                "description": "Ambroise Vollard; Henri M. Petiet (Lugt 2021a); Mary Cassatt: Prints and Drawings from the Collection of Ambroise Vollard (Marc Rosen Fine Art, Ltd., New York), no. 26.",
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        "description": "A unique impression between the fourth and fifth states, Cassatt added texture and tone to the composition so that the figures and objects in the room become flat shapes defined by bold contrasts of light and shadow. Lydia\u2019s elegant, pale hands raising a porcelain cup to her lips are brilliantly highlighted against the inky black of her dress.",
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