Frontispiece: Truth

Prints and Drawings

1885

Henri Fantin-Latour
French, 1836-1904

In addition to the work of Wagner, Fantin was influenced by other great operas composed during his lifetime. In this lithograph a muse inscribes the names of composers whose music most inspired Fantin’ s lithographs. The trumpeting figure above the scroll symbolizes fame.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour
Title: Frontispiece: Truth
Place: France (Artist's nationality)
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Medium: Lithograph in black with scraping on stone on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 45.7 × 32.2 cm (18 × 12 11/16 in.); Sheet: 69.5 × 52.4 cm (27 3/8 × 20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Charles Deering Collection
Reference Number: 1927.2950
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