Research Catalog

Title

Etchings [graphic] / H. Guérard.

Author

Guérard, Henri-Charles, 1846-1897.

Publication

1871-1897.

Details

Additional Authors

• Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
• S.P. Avery Collection.

Description

• <365> prints : etching, drypoint, aquatint, roulette, mezzotint; 42.8 x 42.8 cm. or smaller.
• <1> drawing : graphite, Chinese white ;

Summary

Miscellaneous etchings by Henri Guérard, including portraits, views of Paris, reproductive prints after the artist's wife, Eva Gonzales and others, decorative art objects, book illustrations, business cards, invitations and menus. Some prints include trompe-l'oeil elements; some demonstrate Japanese influence; some series include etched title pages. Some prints are present in more than one state.

Subject

• Gonzalès, Eva, 1849-1883
• Art, French > Japanese influences
• Decorative arts
• Trompe-l'oeil
• Paris (France)

Genre/Form

• Portraits – French – 19th century.
• Artists' devices.
• Book illustrations – French – 19th century.
• Business cards.
• Etchings – French – 19th century.
• Invitations.
• Menus.
• Title pages.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some prints include graphite inscriptions, presumably in the artist's hand.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

• S.P. Avery Collection.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Holdings checked in departmental copy of Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 7.

Provenance (note)

• Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. Most prints bear the stamp of Henri-Charles Guérard (Lugt 1157) and/or a small red stamp depicting a printing press.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.

Call Number

MEZAC

OCLC

NYPG97-F237

Author

Guérard, Henri-Charles, 1846-1897.

Title

Etchings [graphic] / H. Guérard.

Imprint

1871-1897.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Cite As:

S.P. Avery Collection.

Linking Entry

Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.

Indexes

Holdings checked in departmental copy of Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 7.

Provenance

Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. Most prints bear the stamp of Henri-Charles Guérard (Lugt 1157) and/or a small red stamp depicting a printing press.

Connect to:

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Added Author

Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector

S.P. Avery Collection.

Research Call Number

MEZAC