Communion à l'église de la Trinité, First Holy Communion in a church, French etching from 1878, L'eau-forte en 1878, print, Series number, 30, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', watermark, printmaker: Henri Gervex, after design by Henri Gervex, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1878, Henri Gervex, widow Alfred Cadart, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 279 mm x width 193 mm, first communion, interior of church, A sepia-toned interior scene of a church rendered in fine linework shows a procession of veiled figures moving toward an ornate altar area with tall candlesticks and a gilded tabernacle topped by a cross; a large window with segmented panes and faint decorative images admits light above the altar, and heavy architectural columns and carved railings frame the space. On the right, a group of onlookers leans over an intricately patterned balustrade, one person holding a small book, while a central figure in the foreground stands w...
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Communion à l'église de la Trinité, First Holy Communion in a church, French etching from 1878, L'eau-forte en 1878, print, Series number, 30, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', watermark, printmaker: Henri Gervex, after design by Henri Gervex, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1878, Henri Gervex, widow Alfred Cadart, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 279 mm x width 193 mm, first communion, interior of church, A sepia-toned interior scene of a church rendered in fine linework shows a procession of veiled figures moving toward an ornate altar area with tall candlesticks and a gilded tabernacle topped by a cross; a large window with segmented panes and faint decorative images admits light above the altar, and heavy architectural columns and carved railings frame the space. On the right, a group of onlookers leans over an intricately patterned balustrade, one person holding a small book, while a central figure in the foreground stands with hands clasped, and other attendants in long garments are visible among the procession. The composition emphasizes vertical architectural lines, delicate hatch shading, and detailed ornamental elements throughout the chapel interior.

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Communion à l'église de la Trinité First Holy Communion church French etching 1878 L'eau-forte en 1878 print Series number 30 collector's mark AFE v S watermark printmaker Henri Gervex design publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 279 mm x width 193 mm first communion interior sepia-toned interior scene church rendered fine linework procession veiled figures moving ornate altar area tall candlesticks gilded tabernacle topped cross large window segmented panes faint decorative images admits light altar heavy architectural columns carved railings frame space right group onlookers leans intricately patterned balustrade person holding small book central figure foreground stands hands clasped attendants long garments visible composition emphasizes vertical architectural lines delicate hatch shading detailed ornamental elements chapel interior

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