Plate Eight from Misery
1851
Lithograph in black on cream China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
23.7 × 17 cm (9.3 × 6.7 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
The text on this print translates as, “He dies alone on the edge of the path; his last thought is for her whom he loved and for God /Love and Faith, sublime sentiments that help man to live and to die."
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