The map – Antique Wall Map
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique map captures The map in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A pencil inscription on this sheet gives the title as "La Lecture," or "The Reading," while the printed title is "The Map," a pairing that points to a quiet scene of a woman absorbed in a page. Mary Cassatt, an American artist working in Paris, made it in 1890, when she was turning toward scenes of women's everyday lives and experimenting with printmaking alongside Degas. Drypoint is made by scratching lines directly into a copper plate with a steel needle, which leaves a soft burr that prints as rich, velvety tone. This impression is the third state in Breeskin's catalog, so the plate was reworked at least twice before it was printed in this form.
| Created / published | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : drypoint. |
| Notes | Drypoint by Mary Cassatt, 1845-1926. Breeskin, 127 (3d state). Pencil title: La Lecture. Pennell Fund, 380001. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Maps; Women; Art. works; ZC2 Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,205 × 1,500 px · prints to 7 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172458 |
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