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Hôtel de Cluny
1839
Medium/Technique
Crayon lithograph printed in color
Dimensions
27.3 x 22.86 cm (10 3/4 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Pitt Preble Longfellow
Accession NumberM25042
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPrinted by C. Hullmandel, London; published by Boys. Hand-colored prints were common in the early nineteenth century but printing in several colors, an expensive procedure requiring skilled labor, was still relatively uncommon. Boys' city views, based on the English watercolor style, are regarded as the first artistically successful color lithographs.
ProvenanceThree bound vols. and a scrapbook. Transferred from the Library in 1913. His bequest to MFA was in 19__. PDP Register entry: Date acquired, No date.