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

1821

Théodore Géricault

(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
Location: Not on view

Description

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.
  • Glaubinger, Jane. "Notable Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147. Mentioned: p. 83; Reproduced: p. 84 www.jstor.org
  • Notable Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).
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