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This is a photograph of a title page for a collection of etchings. The image displays a page with printed and handwritten text. The printed text reads "SUITE DE 8 EAUX-FORTES GRAVÉES SUR NATURE PRÈS DAMPIERRE PAR Eug. BLÉRY," which translates to a suite of eight nature-etched prints near Dampierre by Eugène Bléry. The handwritten text on the left side appears to enumerate a list, likely corresponding to the etchings described in the suite, written in French. The typography is formal and balanced, emphasizing the artist's name, title, and nature of the work. The paper is aged, giving it a historical look.
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This is a photograph of a title page for a collection of etchings. The image displays a page with printed and handwritten text. The printed text reads "SUITE DE 8 EAUX-FORTES GRAVÉES SUR NATURE PRÈS DAMPIERRE PAR Eug. BLÉRY," which translates to a suite of eight nature-etched prints near Dampierre by Eugène Bléry. The handwritten text on the left side appears to enumerate a list, likely corresponding to the etchings described in the suite, written in French. The typography is formal and balanced, emphasizing the artist's name, title, and nature of the work. The paper is aged, giving it a historical look.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

8 Eaux-Fortes Gravées sur Nature

Eugène Bléry

Date
published 1849
Medium
portfolio with wrapper of 8 etchings on chine collé
Dimensions
page size: 31.5 x 22.5 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Accession number
1993.36.1-8
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • Landscape
  • France
  • landscape
Provenance

Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; purchase 1993, by NGA.

Inscription

on cover, upper left in brown ink: f 50 la feuille-- / No 1 La chaumière au puits / 2 Les Roches blanches. / 3 L'arbre aux Racines / 4 La chaumière au poirier / 5 Le chemin de Garens / 6 La Bardanne au Saulle / 7 La petite Berle aux Lizerons / 8 Le petit ruisseau

NGA object ID 79530. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.