* etchings, lithographs and transfer lithographs by rodolphe bresdin. Subjects include the holy family, representations of death (personnified as a skeleton) in situations recalling the dance of death, bathers, a haunted house and illustrations for fables et contes by hippolyte de thierry-faletans. Several prints originally appeared in the revue fantaisiste. Forms part of samuel putnam avery collection. G84, g85, g122, g124, g127, g141 & g152 are lithographs; g88, g93, g101, g103, g107, g108, g110, g111, g114, g119, g135, g138, g143, g144, g145 & g146 are etchings; g86, g92, g131, g137, & g138 are transfer lithographs. Gift of samuel putnam avery, 1900. G103, g111, g114, g119 & g120 are from the collection of maxime lalanne (lugt 1657). G84 is inscribed by the artist "a mon ami morin l'auteur bresdin". Holdings checked in departmental copy of dirk van gelder, rodolphe bresdin: catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre grave. S. P. Avery collection. Title devised by cataloger. Admission is granted through application to the office of special collections. Citation/reference: g146. Date: 1854. Collection: Samuel Putnam Avery Collection. Branchages (NYPL b12369712-1814171)
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