L'Épreuve (album 2, deluxe edition)

Maurice Dumont (artist and publisher) and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Jacques-Emile Blanche, Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, Henri de Groux, Camille Bourget, Charles-Louis-M. Houdard, Richard Ranft, Paul Edouard Crebassa, and Aristide Rouseaud

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a beige, slightly textured paper with printed text at the top right, reading "'L'Epreuve' Album d'Art" in a serif typeface. The paper appears aged with discolored and worn edges. The simplicity of the cover and the choice of typography suggest a focus on classicism and artistry, appropriate for what is indicated as an "art album." The overall composition is minimalistic, drawing attention to the text.