Paul and Virginia by Alexandre Joseph Desenne|F. Noel|Giraldon Bovinet et Cie

Medium

Lithograph

Dimensions

Image: 5 7/8 × 4 5/8 in. (14.9 × 11.7 cm) Sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 5/8 in. (33.8 × 27 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Accession Number

49.21.78

About the Artist

Alexandre Joseph Desenne|F. Noel|Giraldon Bovinet et Cie · 17851827

Alexandre Joseph Desenne (1785–1827) was a French artist who specialized in book illustrations and became one of the foremost vignette designers for the finest editions of French literary classics during the early 19th century. Born in Paris in 1785 as the son of a bookseller, Desenne grew up immersed in the world of books and publishing, which profoundly influenced his career trajectory. Remarkab...

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