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Two soldiers sitting on a stone bench outside a building.: P.171-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two soldiers sitting on a stone bench outside a building.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Charlet, Nicolas Toussaint
Printer: Lasteyrie du Saillant, Charles Philibert, Comte de

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

1810s
Production date: circa AD 1817

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Image Height 310 mm Width 224 mm
Sheet Height 419 mm Width 293 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Charlet
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Lithoge. de C. de Lasteyrie.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 14
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.171-1991
Primary reference Number: 107811

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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