Research Catalog

Title

Etudes et croquis [graphic]

Author

Rousseau, Théodore, 1812-1867.

Publication

1872-1876.

Details

Additional Authors

• Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
• Sensier, Alfred, 1815-1877.
• S.P. Avery Collection.

Description

11 prints : photogravures; 16.2 x 38.2 cm. or smaller.

Summary

Facsimile reproductions in photogravure of drawings and studies by Théodore Rousseau, published by Amand-Durand and A. Sensier in 1876. Subjects include landscapes in the Forest of Fontainebleau and elsewhere. Some prints depict various times of the day, including night, noon & twilight. One print includes cows. One print is present in three variant impressions, including a trial proof.

Subject

• Cows in art
• Night in art
• Noon
• Twilight
• Fontainebleau, Forest of (France)

Genre/Form

• Landscape prints – French – 19th century.
• Facsimiles – French – 19th century.
• Photogravures – French – 19th century.

Note

• One print is a trial proof dated 1872; the portfolio was published in 1876.
• Proof impression of Pl16. is inscribed in black ink: epreuve d'essai héliographic 26 mai 1872 Amand-Durand, A. Sensier.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

• S.P. Avery Collection.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available.

Provenance (note)

• Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.

Contents

• Pl5. Crépuscule -- Pl10. La futaie de la porte-aux-vaches -- Pl11. Bruyères du bois de Macherin -- Pl13. La futaie du bois de Macherin.
• Pl16. Les gorges d'Apremont (proof impression) -- Pl16. Les gorges d'Apremont (another impression) -- Pl16. Les gorges d'Apremont (a third impression) -- Pl17. Soleil couchant sur les sables du Jean-de-Paris -- Pl18. Les gorges d'Apremont à midi -- Pl20. Ferme dans les Landes -- Pl22. Descente des vaches des hauts plateaux du Jura.

Call Number

MEZAC

OCLC

NYPG97-F627

Author

Rousseau, Théodore, 1812-1867.

Title

Etudes et croquis [graphic]

Imprint

1872-1876.

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

Finding aid available.

Provenance

Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.

Added Author

Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector

Sensier, Alfred, 1815-1877.

S.P. Avery Collection.

Research Call Number

MEZAC