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Headquarters of the Société des Aqua-fortistes, 79, rue de Richelieu - Image 1
Headquarters of the Société des Aqua-fortistes, 79, rue de Richelieu - Image 2

Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont and Delâtre

Headquarters of the Société des Aqua-fortistes, 79, rue de Richelieu

1863

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Headquarters of the Société des Aqua-fortistes, 79, rue de Richelieu

Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont and Delâtre

Headquarters of the Société des Aqua-fortistes, 79, rue de Richelieu

Headquarters of the Société des Aqua-fortistes, 79, rue de Richelieu

1863

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 300 x 401 mm. (11 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.) Plate: 289 x 388 mm. (11 3/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.48.2436
Proof before letters. See 1996.48.2437 for an impression of the published state.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; Maryland Institute College of Art; George A. Lucas
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, "A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, Art Agent 1860-1909," Jan. 28 - Mar. 11, 1979.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "Prints by James McNeil Whistler and His Contemporaries," mid-Sept. - Dec. 31, 1995.

National Gallery of Art, "Darker Side of Light: The Art of Privacy, 1850 - 1900. Circulated to The Hammer Museum, April 5 2009 - June 28 2009, The National Gallery of Art October 1 2009 - January 31 2010 and The Smart Museum of Art February 18 2010 - June 13 2010.
Parshall, Peter and S. Hollis Clayson, Christiane Hertel, Nicholas Penny. The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900 (Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2009), p.24 illustrated.
Hendrix, Lee, "Noir: The Romance of Black in 19th century French Drawings and Prints,"Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2016, pp.11, ill.

Inscribed: In plate, at lower right: "AP Martial"

Markings: None

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
PLATE 4 FROM THE PORTFOLIO "A LETTER ON THE ELEMENTS OF ETCHING"
Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont and Cadart & Luce
Plate 4 from the portfolio "Lettre sur les elements de la gravure a l'eau-forte"
1863
HEADQUARTERS OF THE SOCIÉTÉ DES AQUA-FORTISTES, 79, RUE DE RICHELIEU
Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont, Delâtre, and others
Siège de la Société des Aqua-fortistes, 79, rue de Richelieu
1863
PLATE 3 FROM THE PORTFOLIO "A LETTER ON THE ELEMENTS OF ETCHING"
Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont and Cadart & Luce
Plate 3 from the portfolio "A Letter on the Elements of Etching"
1863
ALFRED CADART, FOUNDER OF THE SOCIÉTÉ DES AQUA-FORTISTES
Augustin Théodule Ribot
M. A. Cadart, Fondateur de la Société des Aqua-Fortistes
1863
PLATE 2 FROM THE PORTFOLIO "A LETTER ON THE ELEMENTS OF ETCHING"
Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont and Cadart & Luce
Plate 2 from the portfolio "A Letter on the Elements of Etching"
1863
ALFRED CADART, FOUNDER OF THE SOCIÉTÉ DES AQUA-FORTISTES
Augustin Théodule Ribot, Auguste Delâtre, and others
M. A. Cadart, Fondateur de la Société des Aqua-Fortistes
1863
PLATE 1 FROM THE PORTFOLIO "A LETTER ON THE ELEMENTS OF ETCHING"
Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont and Cadart & Luce
Plate 1 from the portfolio "Lettre sur les elements de la gravure à l'eau-forte"
1863
ALFRED CADART, FOUNDER OF THE SOCIÉTÉ DES AQUA-FORTISTES
Augustin Théodule Ribot, Auguste Delâtre, and others
M. A. Cadart, Fondateur de la Société des Aqua-Fortistes
1863
Title page for La Société des Aqua-fortistes
Ferdinand Roybet, Delâtre, and others
Title page for La Société des Aqua-fortistes
1865
Canal St. Martin
Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont
Canal St. Martin
1847–1882
FRONTISPIECE FOR EAUX-FORTES MODERNES (LA SOCIÉTÉ DES AQUA-FORTISTES, 2ÈME ANNÉE)
Jules Joseph Augustin Laurens, Société des aqua-fortistes français, and others
Frontispiece for Eaux-fortes modernes (La Société des Aqua-Fortistes, 2ème Année)
1844–1900