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By the 1860s in France, however, a significant revival was underway. The nineteenth century etching revival, which occurred in France, Britain, and America, was characterised by artists reclaimed etching as an autonomous art form, aligning themselves with the tradition of the ‘peintre-graveur’ (painter-printmaker) and looking to earlier great masters of the medium, like Rembrandt. In this renewed context, etching was valued for its immediacy and originality, ideas that informed the foundation of the Société des Aquafortistes and publications like <i>Eaux-Fortes Modernes</i>. \r\nLike <i>Eaux-Fortes Modernes</i>, <i>L’Illustration Nouvelle</i> was a subscription service. Each publication contained 30 original etchings by contemporary artists and was published annually. Subject matters varied, but there was a particular focus on landscapes and cityscapes. Between 1868 and 1870/1, <i>L’Illustration Nouvelle</i> was published by Alfred Cadart and Léandre Luce (active 1867-69), but from the 1872 edition onwards it was published by Alfred Cadart alone. Following Cadart’s death in 1875, his widow, Célonie Sophie, continued to publish <i>L’Illustration Nouvelle</i> under the name 'Veuve A. Cadart'. Frontispieces to the series by artists like Félix Bracquemond (E.1663.A-1901, 1868) and Félix Buhot (27759B/1, 1877) show the high ambitions of the print series, alluding to the modernity of etching and its merits over reproductive engraving.","physicalDescription":"A view across the water where you can see a fire among boats, some of which are falling into the water","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Lalanne, Maxime","id":"AUTH352495"},"association":{"text":"printmaker","id":"AAT25164"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Cadart","id":"A34159"},"association":{"text":"publisher","id":"x32600"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Cadart","id":"A34159"},"association":{"text":"publisher","id":"x32600"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Japan paper","id":"THES257075"},{"text":"printing ink","id":"AAT187371"}],"techniques":[{"text":"etching","id":"AAT53241"},{"text":"etching (printing process)","id":"AAT53241"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Etching on Japan paper","categories":[{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"}],"styles":[{"text":"French","id":"AAT111188"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLD","id":"THES49658"},"free":"","case":"BB","shelf":"5","box":"A"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"print","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1869","earliest":"1869-01-01","latest":"1869-12-31"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"15.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Plate","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"23.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Plate","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'Lalanne'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Signed lower left"}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"'Incendie dans le Port de Bordeaux, nuit de 28 Sept., 1869' (Fire in the Port de Bordeaux, night of 28th September, 1869), etching by Maxime Lalanne, second state of three, published by Cadart & Luce for <i>L'Illustration Nouvelle</i>, Paris, 1869","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Laran, Jean. <i>Inventaire de Fonds Français après 1800</i>. 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