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Charles Michel Geoffroy, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, and others

Wealth

c. 1865

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Wealth

Charles Michel Geoffroy, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, and others

Wealth

Wealth

c. 1865

Physical Qualities Etching and engraving, Sheet: 274 × 136 mm. (10 13/16 × 5 3/8 in.) Plate: 217 × 99 mm. (8 9/16 × 3 7/8 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 1996.48.1416
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris

Inscribed: Below the image to the right "Geoffroy Sc." Above the image "L'Artiste" Below the image to the left "Prud'hon Pinx." In the center "Paris Imp. Sarazin" and the title

Markings: none

Artist

Charles Michel Geoffroy

French, 1819 - 1882

French, 1819 - 1882
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Artist

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon

French, 1758-1823

French, 1758-1823
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Printer

Sarazin

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
ROSA BONHEUR
Charles Michel Geoffroy and Auguste Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur
1859
WEALTH
Zacharias Dolendo and Jacques de Gheyn II
Wealth
c. 1597
MEDEA KILLING HER OWN CHILDREN
Charles Michel Geoffroy and Eugène Delacroix
Medea Killing her Own Children
after 1838
OLIVER CROMWELL
Charles Michel Geoffroy
Oliver Cromwell
n.d.
INDESCRETION
Charles Michel Geoffroy and Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Indescretion
n.d.
A DOWRY... - YOU ARE AWARE OF MY SON'S WEALTH, BE KIND ENOUGH TO TELL ME THE DOWRY YOU ARE GIVING TO YOUR DAUGHTER.... - MY DAUGHTER IS A TREASURE.. - I'M SURE OF THAT, BUT SHE... - SHE IS WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD... - UNDOUBTEDLY, BUT HER DOW.... - SHE IS RICH IN VIRTUE! - WONDERFUL, BUT YOU ARE GIVING HER...? - I GIVE HER MY APPROVAL, MY BLESSING AND… HOW TO MAKE USE OF IT. THE YOUNG MAN IN LOVE, MARRIES THE GIRL, PLACATES HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND
Honoré Daumier
A Dowry... - You are aware of my son's wealth, be kind enough to tell me the dowry you are giving to your daughter.... - My daughter is a treasure.. - I'm sure of that, but she... - She is worth her weight in gold... - Undoubtedly, but her dow.... - She is rich in virtue! - Wonderful, but you are giving her...? - I give her my approval, my blessing and… how to make use of it. The young man in love, marries the girl, placates his father-in-law and curses the marriage.
1837
THE HAREM
Charles Michel Geoffroy, Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña, and others
The Harem
n.d.
A DOWRY. - YOU ARE AWARE OF MY SON'S WEALTH, BE KIND ENOUGH TO TELL ME THE DOWRY YOU ARE GIVING TO YOUR DAUGHTER.... - MY DAUGHTER IS A TREASURE.. - I'M SURE OF THAT, BUT SHE... - SHE IS WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD... - UNDOUBTEDLY, BUT HER DOW.... - SHE IS RICH IN VIRTUE! - WONDERFUL, BUT YOU ARE GIVING HER...? - I GIVE HER MY APPROVAL, MY BLESSING AND… HOW TO MAKE USE OF IT. THE YOUNG MAN IN LOVE, MARRIES THE GIRL, PLACATES HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND C
Honoré Daumier
A dowry. - You are aware of my son's wealth, be kind enough to tell me the dowry you are giving to your daughter.... - My daughter is a treasure.. - I'm sure of that, but she... - She is worth her weight in gold... - Undoubtedly, but her dow.... - She is rich in virtue! - Wonderful, but you are giving her...? - I give her my approval, my blessing and… how to make use of it. The young man in love, marries the girl, placates his father-in-law and curses the marriage.
1837
POETRY
Charles Michel Geoffroy, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, and others
Poetry
c. 1865
THE WOMEN OF ALGIERS
Charles Michel Geoffroy, Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña, and others
The Women of Algiers
n.d.