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Au coq des bruyeres, 1888

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series Title

Le Monde Illustre, publ. 6 October 1888

Medium

wood engraving on tissue paper

Dimensions

image: 30.9 x 45.3 cm (12 3/16 x 17 13/16 in.)

sheet: 38.9 x 53 cm (15 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Denker in honor of Jack and Rhea Denker and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

Accession Number

1991.106.1

Artists / Makers

Auguste Lepère (artist) French, 1849 - 1918

Daniel Vierge (artist after) Spanish, 1851 - 1904

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right in plate:A.LEPERE; lower left in plate: VIERGE; lower right in graphite: a l'ami Jules / A Lepere; by later hands, lower right in graphite: 75 / 2 Etat / Tirage quelques; by later hand, lL //in graphite: Coq des Bruyeres dernier etat / 1e dessin de Vierge apres son accident.; by l ater hands, lC //in graphite: LB 181 K 3535 C. 3738 L.4362

Provenance

James Pierce, Baltimore (stamped JLP); (Bill Tomlinson, Baltimore); Jack Denker, King of Prussia, PA; Eric Denker, Falls Church, VA; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Denker, Eric, Mr. and Mrs.
Denker, Jack
Pierce, James L.
Tomlinson Collection, Inc.

Bibliography

1905: Lotz-Brissonneau, A. L'Oeuvre grave de Auguste Lepere; catalogue descriptif et analytique. Paris: Edmond Sagot, 1905.

Au coq des bruyeres, 1888

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