PrintsFrench19th century

The Black Cat

1861

Artists

Alphonse LegrosArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Medium

Etching and drypoint with touches of graphite on thin cream wove paper, mounted to beige modern laid paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 26.9 × 36.6 cm (10 9/16 × 14 7/16 in.) mount: 32 × 47.8 cm (12 5/8 × 18 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[James A. Bergquist, Boston], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1988, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

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