The Lectern
| Title | The Lectern |
|---|---|
| Artist | Léon Augustin Lhermitte French, 1844-1925 |
| Date | 1871 19th century |
| Medium | Black chalk with smudging, scraping and erasing with traces of white chalk on cream laid paper |
| Classification | chalk |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of an Anonymous Donor |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The Lectern” is a work by Léon Augustin Lhermitte French, 1844-1925, dated 1871. It is executed in black chalk with smudging, scraping and erasing with traces of white chalk on cream laid paper and classified as chalk. 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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Dated to 1871. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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