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Stags

1862

Charles François Daubigny

(French, 1817–1878)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
cliché-verre
Support
Cream (3) wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 17.8 x 20.7 cm (7 x 8 1/8 in.); Platemark: 16.5 x 19.8 cm (6 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1925.131
Catalogue raisonné
Delteil 134
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

Around 1853 a few artists and photography buffs who were searching for a photographic method of producing multiple prints developed the cliché-verre. A glass plate is coated with an opaque ground through which the design is drawn with a sharp instrument. The plate is then placed on top of a sheet of light-sensitive paper and exposed to light so that the image is reproduced on the paper.
A horizontally oriented print in black ink with fine, dark lines depicts stags within a hazy landscape. Near the lower left, four stags gather on a grassy bank near the water, one bowing to drink. A tall, spindly tree rises on the left, birds dotting the air above. Dense foliage on the right is formed by heavy, layered hatching. Repeated horizontal lines and cross-hatching create varied tones throughout the scene.

Stags

1862

Charles François Daubigny

(French, 1817–1878)
France, 19th century

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