This and 50 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Print, Ce Très Admirable Bestiare Fantastique (Very Admirable Fantastic Beasts).

Object Timeline

1972

  • Work on this object began.

1976

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Print, Cover Plate, Très Admirable Bestiaire Fantastique (Very Admirable Fantastic Bestiary), 1972

This is a Print. It is dated 1972 and we acquired it in 1976. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Donald and Eylene King.

Its dimensions are

49.8 × 36 cm (19 5/8 × 14 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in black, within center oval: ALAIN LETORT / TRES / ADMIRABLE / BESTIAIRE / FANTASTIQUE / Où l’on voit la veritable nature / Des animaux de la Lune et des autres planètes.; in black, within lower banner: Editions Yvon Gay / HONFLEUR

Cite this object as

Print, Cover Plate, Très Admirable Bestiaire Fantastique (Very Admirable Fantastic Bestiary), 1972; France; lithograph on paper; 49.8 × 36 cm (19 5/8 × 14 3/16 in.); Gift of Donald and Eylene King; 1976-3-1-1

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