E. Therond
Vue de la Ville de Houston

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ArtistPossibly by E. Therond French, dates not known

Artistafter L. Regnier French, 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

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Bayou Bend

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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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