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Design for a Frame for the Portrait of Armand Guéraud

Charles Meryon

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rectangular frame design with a thick border, featuring a blank white center. The frame is surrounded by a detailed illustration of books stacked horizontally and vertically, with some book spines facing outwards. The books have visible titles, some of which are legible, including "CODE" and "LOIS". Below the frame, an open book displays the words "CODE" and "LOIS". Various objects are placed below and around the frame, such as a globe, a sphere, a paw print, mathematical symbols, and foreign characters. The bottom of the design features the text "PARIS MDCCCLXII". The entire design is rendered in shades of brown on a beige background.

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727 × 893 px
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