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Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with numerous etchings, wood engravings, lithographs, and photomechanical intaglio prints, some printed in color
DimensionsOverall: 27.4 x 18.7 x 4.1 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.2473
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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Paris: Académie des Beaux-Livres [Société des Bibliophiles Contemporains], 1891-1892
ProvenanceFrederic R. Halsey (1847-1918); acquired in 1917 from George D. Smith, New York, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.