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Sous le balcon

Print
ca. 1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Postcard-sized print depicting a smartly-dressed man standing by a doorway underneath a balconied window. A woman visible at the window appears to be adjusting her hair.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSous le balcon (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
wood engraving
Brief description
'Sous le balcon', postcard issued by the Société de la Gravure sur Bois Originale, wood engraving, Fernand Siméon, France, ca. 1925
Physical description
Postcard-sized print depicting a smartly-dressed man standing by a doorway underneath a balconied window. A woman visible at the window appears to be adjusting her hair.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.75in
  • Width: 3in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Credit line
Given by Campbell Dodgson
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Collection
Accession number
E.1191-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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