Bastille Day
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Bastille Day

TitleBastille Day
ArtistMaurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924)
Date1892 19th century
Mediumcolor monotype
ClassificationPrint
OriginAmerica America
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineBastille Day, 1892. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Color monotype; image: 17.4 x 13.1 cm (6 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.); platemark: 25.5 x 20 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.); sheet: 30.5 x 24.8 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1954.337
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Bastille Day” is a work by Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924), dated 1892. It is executed in color monotype and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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