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Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: Entrance to Adelphi Wharf

1821
(French, 1791–1824)
France, 19th century
lithograph
Sheet: 38 x 56 cm (14 15/16 x 22 1/16 in.); Image: 25.2 x 30.9 cm (9 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1990.51
Catalogue raisonné: Delteil vol.18, no. 40
State: II/II
Location: not on view
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Gericault produced a wonderful set of lithographs on a visit to London in 1820–21. Entrance to Adelphi Wharf exploits the inherent ability of lithography to produce opaque blacks and an unlimited range of grays.
Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: Entrance to Adelphi Wharf

Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: Entrance to Adelphi Wharf

1821

Théodore Géricault

(French, 1791–1824)
France, 19th century

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