Publisher
La PenséeFrench, active early 20th century
CultureFrench
Titles
- Quel plaisir de conter. Quel bonheur de le lire.
- What a pleasure to tell. What happiness to read it.
Datec. 1914–1917
PlaceFrance
MediumGelatin silver print with applied color
DimensionsImage: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in. (13.7 x 8.7 cm)
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in. (13.7 x 8.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of his aunt, Cheryl Roy
Object number2010.1838
Non exposé
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ProvenanceWill Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in white, recto, lower right: “La Pensée”
Printed in black, recto, bottom center: Quel Plaisir de conter. // Quel Bonheur de le lire.
Printed in black, recto, bottom right: 46
Printed on verso: Fabrication française
Printed in black, recto, bottom center: Quel Plaisir de conter. // Quel Bonheur de le lire.
Printed in black, recto, bottom right: 46
Printed on verso: Fabrication française
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