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

1864

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Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont and Delâtre

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

Artist: Adolphe Theodore Jules Martial Potémont
Printer: Delâtre

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

1864

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

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