Artist: Pierre Billet (French, 1837-1922), etcher and painter. Exhibited at the Salon from 1867.
Title: Les Laveuses (Washerwomen).
Signed, Numbered, and Titled in plate: [No] 22. Les Laveuses. P.B. P. Billet, del. et sculp.
Dimensions: Image 6" x 4 3/8". Sheet 12 x 8 5/8".
Date: 1876.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XIX C.