Alphonse Léon Noël
The Power of Music

ArtistFrench, 1807–1884
ArtistAmerican, 1807–1868
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Power of Music
Date1848
PlaceNew York , New York, United States
MediumLithograph and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 14 5/8 × 18 9/16 in. (37.1 × 47.1 cm)
Sheet (irregular): 19 1/4 × 22 5/8 in. (48.9 × 57.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate
Object numberB.99.19
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[The Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia]; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, left: Painted by W.S. MOUNT.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: NEW YORK Published by GOUPIL VIBERT & C.o 289. Broadway / THE POWER OF MUSIC!
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, right: LEON-NOEL fec.t
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, right bottom edge: This print is Respectfully Dedicated to Mme [m superscript above e] Gideon Leel / by her most obedient Servants [ script]

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