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Print, The Gold-Weigher, 1847

This is a Print. It was print maker: Frédéric-Désiré Hillemacher and after Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury. It is dated 1847. Its medium is etching on tan paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Samuel P. Avery. It is credited Gift of Samuel P. Avery.

Its dimensions are

30.5 × 23.9 cm (12 in. × 9 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Inscribed lower right: "Fr. Hillemacher sc.aq.f.1847."

It is inscribed

Title below, and inscribed, lower left: Robert Fleury Pinx. 1840"

Cite this object as

Print, The Gold-Weigher, 1847; Print Maker: Frédéric-Désiré Hillemacher (French, 1811 - 1886); After Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury (French, 1797 - 1890); France; etching on tan paper; 30.5 × 23.9 cm (12 in. × 9 7/16 in.); Gift of Samuel P. Avery; 1898-6-43

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