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Luc Olivier Merson
(21st May, 1846 - 13th Nov, 1920)
Projet d'illustration en pleine page pour le frontispice de "La Mer de Bretagne"
Credit:
Photo (C) Musée d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt
Paris, musée d'Orsay, conservé au musée du Louvre
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Keywords:
étude d'animal
stoat
seaside
on one's elbows
Breton costume
Breton (representation of)
sketchbook
book (illustrated)
seagull
branch (tree)
boulder
frontispiece (illustration)
annotation
figure study
sitting
woman
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About the artwork
Title:
Projet d'illustration en pleine page pour le frontispice de "La Mer de Bretagne"
Periods:
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
19th century
Techniques:
grey paper
brown paper
vellum paper (imitation)
gouache
black ink
brush (drawing)
wash drawing
Dimensions:
369 x 159
Inventory number:
RF55123-recto-folio17
Detail:
Trophées II. Album II Merson - Folio 17 rapporté au recto. "Les Trophées" est un recueil de poèmes de José-Maria de Heredia, publié en 1893
About the author(s)
Author:
Luc Olivier Merson
Born:
21st May, 1846
Dead:
13th Nov, 1920
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Luc-Olivier Merson
(21 May 1846 – 13 November 1920) was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and currency designs.
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