1904 (made)
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Drypoint print of an acrobat performing before four musicians.
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Materials and techniques | Drypoint. |
Brief description | Edgar Chahine. Drypoint print of an acrobat performing before four musicians. |
Physical description | Drypoint print of an acrobat performing before four musicians. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Signed pour 1904 Edgar Chahine ; in ink Edgar Chahine ---
106 r. d'Amsterdam Paris --- (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921) |
Credit line | Presented by Arthur Myers Smith, Esq. |
Object history | Edgar Chahine (1874-1947) was an artist, engraver and illustrator born in Vienna, Austria of Armenian descent. Chahine moved to Paris in 1895 to commence his exhibiting career, and was awarded Gold Medals for his work at the Universal Exhibition in Paris (1900) and the Venice Biennale (1903). |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 |
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Accession number | E.1989-1919 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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