Research Catalog

Title

Planches pour Le Sahara et le Sahel [graphic] / P. Le Rat.

Author

Lerat, Paul Edme, 1849-1892.

Publication

Paris : Plon, 1887.

Details

Additional Authors

• Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
• Fromentin, Eugène, 1820-1876.
• S.P. Avery Collection.

Description

11 prints : etching; 15.8 x 20.5 cm. or smaller.

Summary

Etchings after designs by Eugène Fromentin illustrating his book Sahara et Sahel. Subjects include Arabs, camels, death, dust storms, falconry, horses, hunting, the moon, prayer and sheep. Prints are proofs before letters.

Subject

• Fromentin, Eugène, 1820-1876
• Arabs > Africa, North
• Camels
• Death in art
• Dust storms
• Falconry
• Horses > Africa, North
• Hunting
• Prayer in art
• Sheep
• Moon > In art
• Sahel
• Sahara

Genre/Form

• Book illustrations – French – 19th century.
• Etchings – French – 19th century.
• Reproductive prints – French – 19th century.

Note

• Title from Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 9.
• Some prints signed in pencil by the printmaker.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

• S.P. Avery Collection.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Holdings checked in Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 9, B36.

Provenance (note)

• Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.

Call Number

MEZAC

OCLC

NYPG97-F486

Author

Lerat, Paul Edme, 1849-1892.

Title

Planches pour Le Sahara et le Sahel [graphic] / P. Le Rat.

Imprint

Paris : Plon, 1887.

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 Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 9, B36.

Provenance

Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.

Added Author

Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector

Fromentin, Eugène, 1820-1876.

S.P. Avery Collection.

Research Call Number

MEZAC