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Rest on the Flight to Egypt by Luc-Olivier Merson

Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Luc-Olivier Merson · 1874

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DETAILS
Artist
Luc-Olivier Merson
Date
1874
Medium
charcoal
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
France, 19th- 20th century
Credit line
Bequest of William Kelly Simpson
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Luc-Olivier Merson

Luc-Olivier Merson, a French academic painter, was renowned for his mystical Gothic imagery and also designed postage stamps and banknotes.

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