Maxime Lalanne

Traité de La Gravure a l’eau forte: Plate 1

1866 · etching · Platemark: 18.2 x 11.5 cm (7 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Book page: 22.7 x 14.6 cm (8 15/16 x 5 3/4 in.)

Traité de La Gravure a l’eau forte: Plate 1, Lalanne, 1866
Cleveland Museum of Art

Lalanne, Traité de La Gravure a l’eau forte: Plate 1, 1866. etching.

The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of John Bonebrake

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