Maxime Lalanne

Le Pont des Arts

1869 · Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper · Image: 19.7 × 12.9 cm (7 13/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Plate: 21.4 × 14.4 cm (8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.); Sheet: 35.2 × 27.2 cm (13 7/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

Le Pont des Arts, Lalanne, 1869
Art Institute of Chicago

Lalanne, Le Pont des Arts, 1869. Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper.

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