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Title: The Sword of Damocles, from "The Songs of Béranger"
Series/Portfolio: Chansons de Béranger
Designer:
Eugène Devéria (French, Paris 1805–1865 Pau)
Engraver:
François Plée (French, active Paris, ca. 1827–35)
Designer:
François-Louis Français (French, Plombières-les-Bains 1814–1897 Plombières-les-Bains)
Engraver:
Melchior Péronard (French)
Author:
Pierre Jean de Béranger (French, Paris 1780–1857 Paris)
Publisher:
Fournier & Perrotin (French)
Date: 1829
Medium: Intaglio
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection. The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.500.687(78)
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