Barbizon School Artists

Description:

Stephen James Ferris etched this group portrait The Barbizon School: Seven French Artists as a frontispiece for the auction catalog of works from the J. C. Runkle collection, sold in New York in March 1883. Artists of the Barbizon School, named after a rural village in France near which many of them worked outdoors, specialized in realistic landscapes and animal paintings. Samuel P. Avery had arranged the sale and the catalog, which was illustrated with fifteen etchings by four American etchers. This print marks the first time that an auction catalog contained an original etching, as opposed to the usual reproductive etchings. The New York Times gave a favorable review of Ferris’s print.

Date Made: 1883

Publisher: Avery, Samuel PutnamGraphic Artist: Ferris, Stephen James

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Subject: Portraits

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Credit Line: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.14508Accession Number: 94830Catalog Number: 14508

Object Name: Print

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: image: 17.5 cm x 9.5 cm; 6 7/8 in x 3 3/4 inplate: 20 cm x 13.5 cm; 7 7/8 in x 5 5/16 insheet: 40.5 cm x 30.5 cm; 15 15/16 in x 12 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-cc39-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1001962

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