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L Ruet Meissonier Signed Original Etching Horsemen 1922

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L Ruet Meissonier Signed Original Etching Horsemen 1922
This is an original etching by Louis Ruet, after the painting by Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier. Portrayed here are a couple men on horseback out front of a house. Artist: Louis Ruet (after Meissonier) Medium: Etching on vellum Signature: Ruet, In pencil, lower left Publisher: George C. Klackner Copyright date: 1922 Printer: Ch. Wittmann Details: Remarque, lower right margin (wine and drinks); "33" in pencil, lower right, and 2-12-6 in pencil, upper left Image size: 6 1/4" x 7 3/8" Sheet size: 10 1/4 x 12" Condition: Excellent; some normal curling to the paper This etching is wonderful snapshot of early 1920's provincial France. Louis Ruet (1895- 1905) was president of French etchers Society, and achieved the Gold Medal of Honour at the Paris Salon. His works became known by etchings after Meissonier.