The Old Clothes Dealer, Cairo

The Old Clothes Dealer, Cairo

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Description (Brief)
Beneath the image in the plate, left: "S J Ferris aquaforti 1879"; right, "J L Gerome Pinxt". In pencil, bottom right: "Earliest proof from plate J L G Fr" and "S J Ferris". There are three impressions in the collection. Printed on chine colle.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Etching on chine colle
Print
Date made
1879
original artist
Gerome, Jean Leon
graphic artist
Ferris, Stephen James
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
image: 23 1/2 in x 16.5 cm; 59.69 cm x 6 1/2 in
sheet: 27.5 cm x 23 cm; 10 13/16 in x 9 1/16 in
mount: 40 cm x 28 cm; 15 3/4 in x 11 1/32 in
ID Number
GA.14517.03
catalog number
14517.03
accession number
94830
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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