Gargoyle of Notre-Dame in Paris, Title page for: Jules Destrée, Les Chimères, 1889., print, title page, inscription: '2e état', printmaker: Marie Danse (signed by artist), printer (person): Joseph Bouwens, Brussels, 1889, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 315 mm x width 265 mm, Title page for: Destrée, Jules. Les Chimères. Brussels: J. Bouwens, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, ornament, hybrid animals, parts of church exterior and annexes, Paris, Notre-Dame (Paris), A pencil or ink drawing of a large crouching gargoyle-like creature perched on a rocky ledge, shown in profile with elongated ears, a pronounced snout, clawed hands and muscular limbs, rendered in fine cross-hatching and shading. A slender crescent moon appears in the upper corner against a textured sky filled with horizontal and swirling hatch marks. A small bat-like flying creature is visible in the middle area of the sky. Cracked gro...
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Gargoyle of Notre-Dame in Paris, Title page for: Jules Destrée, Les Chimères, 1889., print, title page, inscription: '2e état', printmaker: Marie Danse (signed by artist), printer (person): Joseph Bouwens, Brussels, 1889, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 315 mm x width 265 mm, Title page for: Destrée, Jules. Les Chimères. Brussels: J. Bouwens, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, ornament, hybrid animals, parts of church exterior and annexes, Paris, Notre-Dame (Paris), A pencil or ink drawing of a large crouching gargoyle-like creature perched on a rocky ledge, shown in profile with elongated ears, a pronounced snout, clawed hands and muscular limbs, rendered in fine cross-hatching and shading. A slender crescent moon appears in the upper corner against a textured sky filled with horizontal and swirling hatch marks. A small bat-like flying creature is visible in the middle area of the sky. Cracked ground and jagged shapes frame the lower portion of the image. The overall color is sepia-toned with dark lines and subtle tonal gradients.

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Gargoyle Notre-Dame Paris Title page Jules Destrée Les Chimères 1889 print title page inscription 2e état printmaker Marie Danse signed artist printer person Joseph Bouwens Brussels paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 315 mm x width 265 mm Destrée Jules J Bouwens piece sculpture reproduction ornament hybrid animals parts church exterior annexes pencil ink drawing large crouching gargoyle- creature perched rocky ledge shown profile elongated ears pronounced snout clawed hands muscular limbs rendered fine cross-hatching shading slender crescent moon upper corner textured sky filled horizontal swirling hatch marks small bat- flying creature visible middle area sky Cracked ground jagged shapes frame lower portion image color sepia-toned dark lines subtle tonal gradients

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