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Old Man with a Walking Stick, 1875/77. Etching on tan laid paper.

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Etching on tan laid paper · Plate: 14.8 × 11.9 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Old Man with a Walking Stick
Artist
Wilhelm Leibl German, 1844-1900
Date
1875/77
Medium
Etching on tan laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 14.8 × 11.9 cm (5 7/8 × 4 11/16 in.); Sheet: 22.8 × 17.4 cm (9 × 6 7/8 in.)
Credit line
Mary S. Adams Endowment
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1844–1900

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Old Man with a Walking Stick · Wilhelm Leibl, 1875/77
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