E. Therond
Vue de la Ville de Houston

ArtistFrench, dates not known
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Vue de la Ville de Houston
Datec. 1855–1865
Place depictedHouston, Texas, United States
PlaceParis, France
MediumWood engraving with hand coloring on wove wood pulp paper
DimensionsBlock: 9 × 12 3/4 in. (22.9 × 32.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (26 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.71.50
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis imaginary view of Houston, published in the French periodical L’ Illustration Journal Universel, depicts a fanciful view of landscape features that do not exist. The engraving may have been adapted from another picture when an image of Houston was needed.
Provenance[Old Print Shop, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1970; given to MFAH, 1971.
Exhibition History"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2012–January 2, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed lower left of image: L. REGNIER
Inscribed lower right of image: E. THEROND DEL.
Inscribed below image: VUE DE LA VILLE DE HOUSTON (Texas, Etats-Unis).- Voir la note . . . la page pr,c,dente
Inscribed sideways in right margin: 28 L'ILLUSTRATION, JOURNAL UNIVERSEL
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