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Lydia Reading by Mary Cassatt — VisualArtsDB

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Lydia Reading

Lydia Reading

Lydia Reading

1880–1881

Medium: Aquatint, with soft ground etching and drypoint, on cream wove paper
Dimensions: Plate: 17.9 × 11.2 cm (7 1/16 × 4 7/16 in.); sheet: 30.8 × 22.5 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Genre: Prints and drawing
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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