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Maker(s):Leiris, J.; Rops, Felicien, after
Culture:Belgian (1833-1898)
Title:Les Laveuses; The Washerwomen
Date Made:1874
Type:Print
Materials:Softground etching on ivory wove paper
Place Made:Europe
Measurements:mat: 19 1/4 in x 14 1/4 in; 48.895 cm x 36.195 cm; sheet: 10 7/16 in x 7 3/8 in; 26.51125 cm x 18.7325 cm; plate: 8 5/8 in x 5 7/8 in; 21.9075 cm x 14.9225 cm; image: 7 1/4 in x 5 5/8 in; 18.415 cm x 14.2875 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Recto: lwr. l. (in plate): J.L.; lwr. l., below image (printed): L'Artiste; lwr. ctr., below image (printed): LA "BUEE" D'AUTOMNE EN ARDENNE; lwr. ctr., below image (printed): J. Leiris d'apres Felicien Rops; lwr. r., below image (printed): Imp. a. Delatre, Montmarte.
Accession Number:  MH 1988.14.183
Credit Line:Gift of Helene B. Black (class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
This print depicts a group of six women washing clothes by a body of water in a hilly landscape; one holds a wash bucket, another a basket, the others are talking or washing clothes; all wear headcloths.

Subjects:
Etching

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