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L'escamoteur: P.209-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

L'escamoteur
Translated as: The cardsharp

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raffet, Auguste
Printer: Villain, Jean-François
Publisher: Frérot

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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

Note

One of three lithographs for an album published by Frérot.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 205 mm Width 182 mm
Sheet Height 362 mm Width 276 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Raffet
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Si de la première parole je ne vous dis pas la vérité Messieurs, l'exacte vérité entrez dans mon cercle, déchirez / mes cartes [...] mais comme il est naturel que chacun vive de ses talents je ne vous demanderai que la simple bagatelle, le / simple déboursé de 2 sous.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: Lith. de Villain
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.209-1991
Primary reference Number: 17771
Béraldi: 219

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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