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The Holy Family at Rest Beside a Stream by Rodolphe Bresdin

The Holy Family at Rest Beside a Stream

Rodolphe Bresdin · 1853

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Artist
Rodolphe Bresdin
Date
1853
Medium
Lithograph on China paper laid down on heavy white wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
22.5 × 17.2 cm (8 7/8 × 6 13/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
Gift of Walter S. Brewster
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Rodolphe Bresdin

Rodolphe Bresdin, known as 'Chien-Caillou', created fantastical etchings that captivated literary figures like Charles Baudelaire and Joris-Karl Huysmans.

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