Content: Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. MN77, MN83, MN84 & MN88 bear notes by Henri-Charles Guerard and were presumably acquired from him by George A. Lucas, acting as S.P. Avery's agent. MN90 is inscribed by Manet and Mallarme to Arthur O'Shaughnessy; a note by S.P. Avery indicates that he purchased it "at D.G. Rossetti's sale July 7 1882."
Content: Holdings checked in departmental copies of Etienne Moreau-Nelaton, Manet graveur et lithographe and Jean C. Harris, Edouard Manet: graphic works a definitive catalogue raisonne.
Content: Lithographs by Manet, including covers for sheet music by Zacharie Astruc and Jerome Bosch. Subjects include a portrait of Berthe Morisot, a cafe, probably the Cafe Guerbois, children, a raven and a theater audience. One print is an illustration for Stephane Mallarme's translation of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.
Content: S.P. Avery Collection.
Content: Some prints include notes in graphite by Henri-Charles Guerard or Samuel Putnam Avery. MN90 is signed by Mallarme and Manet and inscribed "A M. O'Shaunessy."
Content: Title and dates from Etienne Moreau-Nelaton, Manet graveur et lithographe.
Content: Admission is granted through application to the Office of Special Collections.
Content: Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Content: Inscribed by Manet and Mallarmé to Arthur O'Shaughnessy; a note by S.P. Avery indicates that he purchased it "at D.G. Rossetti's sale July 7 1882."
Citation/Reference: M-N 90; G. 86(Ex-libris); H. 83(f).

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NYPL Digital Gallery Description: 4752
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13472281
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 78abff30-c613-012f-7dec-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Le corbeau (ex-libris)." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78abff30-c613-012f-7dec-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1875). Le corbeau (ex-libris). Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78abff30-c613-012f-7dec-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Le corbeau (ex-libris)." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78abff30-c613-012f-7dec-58d385a7bc34

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