Reims en ruines
Print
1920 (made)
1920 (made)
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Plate depicting the ruins of the cathedral of Rheims.
Object details
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| Title | Reims en ruines (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and aquatint |
| Brief description | Print, from a portfolio of plates (10, and title-plate on cover) showing damage sustained by the Cathedral of Rheims during the First World War. Etching and aquatint by Raoul Varin, printed by Vernant & Dolleé and published by Pommery & Greno, 1920. |
| Physical description | Plate depicting the ruins of the cathedral of Rheims. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'R. Varin' (Signed) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Elizabeth F. T. Frere |
| Object history | This plate was issued as part of a portfolio of plates entitled 'Reims un reuines'; the set was printed by Vernant & Dollé, Paris, and was issued as a presentation copy by Pommery & Greno Ltd. in London, 1920. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.778-1963 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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