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The Frog and the Bull
French
1840–1850
Medium/Technique
Soft-ground etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 16.7 × 23.8 cm (6 9/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB4008
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Beraldi 12; Moreau (Decamps) 59
DescriptionThis appears to be a proof before letters from a series of ten etchings, engraved by Masson and Marvy, after Decamps. The prints were made after paintings or drawings from the collection of P. Périer (Paul Périer?); all are landscapes, some of which include subjects taken from La Fontaine's Fables.
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite: Louis Marcy?
Verso, in graphite: 1 / 4 f
Verso, in graphite: 1 / 4 f
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 – d. 1899; cf. Lugt 208), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)