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Maker(s):Guérard, Henri Charles
Culture:French (1846-1897)
Title:[man on tightrope]
Type:Print
Materials:Etching and aquatint on laid paper
Place Made:Europe; France
Measurements:sheet: 10 7/8 in x 7 3/16 in; 27.6225 cm x 18.25625 cm; plate: 9 1/4 in x 6 3/16 in; 23.495 cm x 15.71625 cm; image: 7 3/4 in x 5 3/16 in; 19.685 cm x 13.17625 cm
Narrative Inscription:  INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. r. (signed within plate): GUERARD; MONOGRAM: recto, upp. ctr. (black ink, within plate): HGG or GHG [circled]
Accession Number:  MH 2000.487.25.INV
Credit Line:Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
One of portfolio of 38 prints:"H. Beraldi Les Graveurs du XIX Siecle, Paris, L. Conquet (editeur)

A tight-rope walker moves above a darkened city with a long pole for balance and a heavy bundle on his back.

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