The Fugitive Slave, plate 2 from Paul et Virginie
The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1795
- Dimensions
- Image: 37.5 × 41.2 cm (14 13/16 × 16 1/4 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 41 × 47 cm (16 3/16 × 18 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Printmaking
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1795
- Dimensions
- Image: 37.5 × 41.2 cm (14 13/16 × 16 1/4 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 41 × 47 cm (16 3/16 × 18 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1795-024843
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified