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Reaper — Jacques Adrien Lavieille

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Written by: Alice LaurentSenior Specialist · Modern & Contemporary Art
Asian Art · Catalogue no. 182603
Jacques Adrien Lavieille

Reaper

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byArt Institute of Chicago
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Artist / MakerJacques Adrien Lavieille
Date1853, after drawing made in 1852
Culture / OriginFrance
MediumWood engraving in black on gray China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
DimensionsImage: 13.5 × 7.4 cm (5 3/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Primary support: 18.2 × 13.2 cm (7 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 29.1 × 23.5 cm (11 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.)
DepartmentPrints and Drawings
TypePrint
About the Artist

Jacques Adrien Lavieille (French, 1818-1862) — after Jean François Millet (French, 1814-1875) — printed by Jules Claye (French, 1806-1886) Full biography →

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Image & data: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0 / Public Domain.

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