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Object Type
print
Museum number
1884,0112.244
Title
Object:
L'Etoile double
(Binary star)
Description
Two nude women floating in the night sky; personifications of binary stars; more of the same in the background. 1883 Engraving with etching and aquatint.
Producer name
Print made by:
Hermann Eichens
After:
Luis Ricardo Falero
Published by:
Goupil
Published by:
Knoedler & Co
School/style
German
Production date
1883
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
aquatint
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
710 millimetres
Width:
395 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
From:
Anonymous
Acquisition date
1884
Acquisition notes
Acquired under the Copyright Act
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1884,0112.244