Chinois Inventa, Dit-on, La Poudre A Canon, Nous En Fit Don

 
Chinois Inventa, Dit-on, La Poudre A Canon, Nous En Fit Don
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Series
Miserere
Artist
Creation date
Materials
aquatint
Dimensions
25 3/4 x 20 in. (sheet)
Credit line
Gift of W. J. Holliday, Jr.
Accession number
78.307
Collection
Prints
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The idea for the Miserere arose from the vast human suffering of World War I.  In this plate from the series, a Chinese scholar ponders how gunpowder, which the Chinese had invented to produce delightful fireworks, had been turned to such destructive purposes.

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