1851
French
Prints
Works On Paper
etching on wove paper
Place Made,France
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 7 5/8 in. (25.6 × 19.4 cm)
Plate: 8 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (22.2 × 15.6 cm)
Image: 7 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (18.7 × 13.7 cm)
2011.325
Not on view
Collectors mark of Alfred Morrison (Lugt 151) on verso lower center.
Inscribed in graphite, by the artist, lower right: "5em état". Printed within image, lower left: "Joseph Guichard del 1850 Bracquemond sculp 1851 aqua forti". Printed in lower margin: "AUGUSTE COMTE./ FONDATEUR DE LA RELIGION DE L'HUMANITÉ." Inscribed in graphite on verso: "51"
Gift of Frank Raysor
Félix Bracquemond 1833-1914 French

Delteil, Loys. "Bracquemond." L'Artiste n.s. 13 (1897, no. 1): 424-432.
Entries: 25 (additional to [Ber.], to 1896). Paper fold measure. Inscriptions (selection). States. Described (selection).


Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des gravures toutes les nations, dans lequel sont décrites les estampes rares, précieuses et intéressantes avec l'indication de leurs différents états et des prix auxquels ces estampes ont été portées dans les ventes publiques s nations, dans lequel sont décrites les estampes rares, précieuses et intéressantes avec l'indication de leurs différents états et des prix auxquels ces estampes ont été portées dans les ventes publiques (Paris: Émile Bouillon, 1854-1888) vol. 1, pp. 509.
Comments: 4 vols. Reprint (4 vols. in 2). Amsterdam: G. W. Hissink, 1970. Due to inaccuracies and inconsistent cataloguing, monogrammists and "Masters of" cited by Le Blanc have not been indexed into the Print Council Index.
Entries: 1.


Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes (Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892) vol. III, pp. 1-171, supplement.
Comments: 12 vols. Beraldi does not provide complete catalogues for all of the artists he lists. Riggs indexed all artists listed by Beraldi, but provides only a volume and page reference for those not fully catalogued.
Entries: 810 (to 1889). Paper fold measure. Inscriptions. States. Described. Supplement is 12 pp., separately issued.


Laran, Jean et al. Inventaire du fonds français après 1800 (Paris: Bibliothèque nationale, 1930-ongoing) vol. 3, pp. 354-396 [MH-FA].
Comments: 15 vols. Lists prints in the Bibliothèque nationale, and for many artists this is equivalent to a complete or nearly complete oeuvre-catalogue. The Print Council Index indicates only the number of entries, but often the catalogue also gives dimensions (millimeters), inscriptions, states and descriptions.
Entries: 567.


Bouillon, Jean-Paul. Félix Bracquemond, le réalisme absolu: oeuvre gravé, 1849-1859, catalogue raisonné (Geneva: Skira, 1987) [MH-FA].
Entries: 192 (1849-1859 only), additional to [Ber.]. Millimeters. States. Illustrated. Bibliography for each entry. Concordance to [Ber.].


"Aggiunte ai cataloghi -- Félix Bracquemond." Grafica d'arte 56 (Oct./Dec. 2003): 43 [MH-FA].
Entries: 1 addtional to [Ber.]. Millimeters. Illustrated.
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