A man and a woman representing the fine arts contemplate a tablet etched with symbols of etching. Etching by F.N. Chifflart, 187-.

  • Chifflart, François Nicolas, 1825-1901.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1879?]
Reference:
2499306i
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Description

He has a mallet and chisel at his feet, and seems to represent sculpture, while she has a palette, representing painting, implying that etching combines the two arts. In the background, Minerva (?) holding a lamp

Publication/Creation

Paris (56 B.ard Haussmann) : V.ve A. Cadart Edit. Imp, [between 1870 and 1879?]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 30 x 21.6 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Eaux fortes nouvelles. F.N. Chifflart. François Chifflart inv. et sc.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2499306i

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