book of prints;
print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1992,0516.115
- Title
- Series: Petits Albums pour Rire
- Description
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Volume containing 280 wood-engravings from the humorous "Petits Albums Pour Rire" series (Paris, Librairie Marescq and Philipon fils). Including titlepages to No. 47, "Moeurs Parisiennes, par Chagot et Lefils"; No. 5, "Le Carnival, par G. de Beaumont et Belin"; No. 70, "Les Filles de Marbre par Meilhac et autres"; No. 10, "Les Actrices, par Damourette et Talin"; No. 3, "Les Lorettes, par Tail et Damourette". Bound together in marbled boards with gold-tooled title on the spine.
Wood-engravings
- Production date
- 1850 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 205 millimetres
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Width: 140 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
- Curator's comments
- Prints have letterpress numbers, titles and captions.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Petits Albums pour Rire
- Acquisition date
- 1992
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1992,0516.115
