Antonio Canova
Paul Adolphe Rajon · 1873
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Paul Adolphe Rajon's "Antonio Canova" is an etching, created in 1873, and described as a proof. The sheet measures 17 3/16 × 11 15/16 inches (43.7 × 30.3 cm), while the plate measures 7 × 5 5/16 inches (17.8 × 13.5 cm). The work is classified under Prints and is held in the Drawings and Prints department.
The artist, Paul Adolphe Rajon, was a French painter (1843-1888). His nationality is not specified in the supplied artist authority record beyond "French painter." No cultural origin for the artwork itself is provided.
The artwork was a Gift of Donato Esposito in 2016 to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. No provenance, exhibition history, or specific literature is provided for this particular etching in the catalogue data.
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