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The Bearers of the Burden

Léon Gaucherel and George Henry Boughton

The Bearers of the Burden

1835-1885

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The Bearers of the Burden

1835-1885

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 247 × 313 mm. (9 3/4 × 12 5/16 in.) Plate: 199 × 268 mm. (7 13/16 × 10 9/16 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 1996.48.1366
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 in the center "Léon Gaucherel" Below the image in the lower left corner "H. Boughton" in pencil. The title in the lower right corner in pencil

Artist

Léon Gaucherel

1815–1885

French, 1816-1886
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Artist

George Henry Boughton

1832–1904

English, 1833 - 1905
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