Sappho

1871

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Transfer lithograph printed in reddish-brown on cream China paper laid down on white wove paper
Dimensions: Chine: 22 × 27.8 cm (8 11/16 × 11 in.); Sheet: 40 × 57 cm (15 3/4 × 22 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 1940.946.7
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Sappho. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

About this artwork

Sappho — Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. 1871.

Medium: Transfer lithograph printed in reddish-brown on cream China paper laid down on white wove paper. Dimensions: Chine: 22 × 27.8 cm (8 11/16 × 11 in.); Sheet: 40 × 57 cm (15 3/4 × 22 1/2 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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