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Maternal Caress by Achelis, Elisabeth, Miss, Mary Cassatt — VisualArtsDB

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Maternal Caress

Maternal Caress

Maternal Caress

Achelis, Elisabeth, Miss Mary Cassatt

1890–1891

Medium: color drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 36.4 x 26.4 cm (14 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.) sheet: 42.5 x 31.4 cm (16 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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