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Souvenir of Italy

1862

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Souvenir of Italy

1862

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 439 x 331 mm. (17 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.) Plate: 319 x 238 mm. (12 9/16 x 9 3/8 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 1996.48.18090
Melot makes a correction to earlier cataloguer's dates and states "the dates of 1866 and 1865 given respectively by Delteil and Beraldi are to be corrected since this plate was the first contribution of Corot to the Société des Aquafortistes, who published it as no. 38 in their eighth selection, April 1, 1863."
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
A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art
Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes (Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892): vol. V, pp. 48-54.

Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustré (Paris: Loys Delteil, 1906-1926): vol. V.
Comments: 31 vols. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions Ltd., Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy. The volume which covers 1830-1837 reprinted by Alan Wofsy, San Francisco, 2002.

Angoulvent, P. J. "L'Oeuvre gravé de Corot." Byblis 5 (1926): 39-55.

Laran, Jean, et al. Inventaire du fonds français après 1800 (Paris: Bibliothèque nationale, 1930-ongoing): vol. 5, pp. 184-196 [MH-FA].

Bailly-Herzberg, Janine. "L'Ecole de Barbizon, I., Corot, les eaux-fortes." Connaissance des arts, no.276 (February 1975): 39-44. [MBMu].

Melot, Michel, Robert Erich Wolf (trans.). Graphic art of the Pre-Impressionists (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1981).

Inscribed: Inscribed in plate: upper right "38"; lower left "Corot sculpt."; lower center "SOUVENIR D'ITALIE. / Paris, Publié par A. CADART & F. CHEVALIER, Éditeurs Rue Richelieu, 66."; lower right "Imp. Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques, 303, Paris." Inscribed in pencil: bottom center, in unknown hand "3rd State - Robaut 3127"

Markings: None

Artist

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

1795–1874

French, 1796-1875
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Printer

Auguste Delâtre

1821–1906

French, 1822-1907
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Publisher

Cadart & Chevalier

1860–1862

operated 1861 - 1863
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