Le Bi à Villerville

Albert Besnard

1884

  • Titles Le Bi à Villerville (Proper)
  • Artist Albert Besnard, French, 1849 - 1934
  • Medium etching
  • Dimensions sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 9/16 in. (29.2 × 21.7 cm) plate: 6 3/4 × 5 9/16 in. (17.1 × 14.1 cm) image: 5 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (15.1 × 12.1 cm) mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. M. Bruce Sullivan, 1985.200
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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