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Édouard Manet · 1874 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883), written by Charles Cros (French, 1842-1888), printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) and Cochet (French, 19th century), published by Librairie de l'eau-forte (French, 19th century) and Richard Lesclide (French, 1825-1892)
Date: 1874
Medium: Unbound poem of five folded sheets; cover on ivory wove paper, poem and etchings, drypoints and aquatint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Book folded: 28 × 24.5 cm (11 1/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Book open: 28 × 48.3 cm (11 1/16 × 19 1/16 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Robert M. Light in memory of Harold Joachim

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Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883), written by Charles Cros (French, 1842-1888), printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) and Cochet (French, 19th century), published by Librairie de l'eau-forte (French, 19th century) and Richard Lesclide (French, 1825-1892)

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1874

Medium

Unbound poem of five folded sheets; cover on ivory wove paper, poem and etchings, drypoints and aquatint on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Book folded: 28 × 24.5 cm (11 1/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Book open: 28 × 48.3 cm (11 1/16 × 19 1/16 in.)

Place of origin

France

Held by

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view

Credit line

Gift of Robert M. Light in memory of Harold Joachim

See this work at Art Institute of Chicago

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0