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Very Serious! Very Serious!!

Charles Émile Jacque, Gustave Doré, and others

Very Serious! Very Serious!!

1863

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Very Serious! Very Serious!!

1863

Physical Qualities Etching, roulette, Sheet: 183 x 272 mm. (7 3/16 x 10 11/16 in.) Image: 105 x 142 mm. (4 1/8 x 5 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 1996.48.6676
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: Signed and inscribed in plate: lower left "Ch. Jacque sc."; lower right "Gve. Doré Pinxt." Inscribed in plate: lower center "TRÈS GRAVE! TRÈS GRAVE!!"; lower right "Imp Sarazin, r. Git le Coeur, 8, Paris."

Markings: None

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