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Le Singe et le Léopard: P.106-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le Singe et le Léopard
Translated as: The ape and the leopard
Fables choisies de La Fontaine ornées de figures lithographiques

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vernet, Carle
Printer: Engelmann, Godefroy

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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

Production date: AD 1818

Note

From the series Les Fables de la Fontaine, book IX, 3, published 1818

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 190 mm Width 241 mm
Sheet Height 291 mm Width 394 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Carle Vernet
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Lith. de G. Engelmann
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Le Singe et le Léopard.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.106-1991
Primary reference Number: 17743
Béraldi: 414-477
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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