The Death of Gérard de Nerval (La Rue de la Vieille Lanterne, La Mort de Gérard de Nerval)

Gustave Doré1855

Details

Title: The Death of Gérard de Nerval (La Rue de la Vieille Lanterne, La Mort de Gérard de Nerval)
Creator: Gustave Doré
Date Created: 1855
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed: “’L’éternité profonde / Souriait dans vos yeux, / Flambeaux éteints du monde, / Rallumez-vous aux cieux.'' / G.N.”
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1971
Materials & Techniques: Lithograph on China paper laid down
Keywords: angels, death, literature (writings)
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Image dimensions: 509 mm x 350 mm (20.04 in. x 13.78 in.).
Bibliography: Beraldi 69 (vol. 6, p. 31); J. Valmy-Baysse-Louis Dézé, pl. pp. 84–85
Associated People: Created by Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883)
Accession Number: 1971.23.1

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