Bridge at Poissy (Pêcheurs à ligne)

Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, 1881

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Bridge at Poissy (Pêcheurs à ligne), 1881. oil on board.

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oil on board · Unframed: 33.7 x 56.3 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Bridge at Poissy (Pêcheurs à ligne)
Artist: Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)
Date: 1881
Medium: oil on board
Dimensions: Unframed: 33.7 x 56.3 cm (13 1/4 x 22 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1815–1891

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