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Preliminary study for the projected lithograph "Pantheon Nadar" 1854.
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (French, 1820–1910)
1854
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil and charcoal drawing, on tan paper
Dimensions
68.58 x 88.26 cm (27 x 34 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Lucy Dalbiac Luard Fund and Abbott Lawrence Fund
Accession Number1984.769
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsOn the verso names of literary celebrities who were to appear in the final print: Hugo, Lamartine, Dumas, Beranger, Balzac, Baudelaire, among others. Notation lower right in black ink (possibly in the hand of E. Moreau-Nelaton): "feuille d'annonces/projet par/Nadar et Prevost"
ProvenanceLucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York; acquired December 1984