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Claude-Ferdinand Gaillard — Pius IX

Claude-Ferdinand Gaillard

Pius IX

1873

Created during the pontiff's controversial reign, this formal portrait engraving reflects the 19th-century tradition of commemorating religious and political figures through printmaking.

Medium
engraving

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Claude-Ferdinand Gaillard, Pius IX, 1873

Created during the pontiff's controversial reign, this formal portrait engraving reflects the 19th-century tradition of commemorating religious and political figures through printmaking.

Medium
engraving
Year
1873
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Historical, Portrait, Engraving, Figurative, Black and White, Religious Figure, Formal

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