Artists' ToolsFrench19th century
Wood-engraving block [uncut]: Scene from William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (?)
19th century
Artists
Gustave DoréArtist
Dimensions
24.1 x 19.4 cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[G. Petit et B. Lasquin, Paris, Gustave Doré atelier sale, 1885 (L.681a)]. Donald Oenslager (?-1932), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932. Notes: The uncut woodblock was included either in the first (April 10-11, 1885) or the second (April 14-15, 1885) atelier sale at G. Petit et B. Lasquin, Paris (see Lugt 681a).
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