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Clermont-Tonnerre: 34.14-87

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Clermont-Tonnerre
Stanislas de Clermont-Tonnerre
Collection Vérité-Bergny

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vérité, Jean Baptiste
Publisher: Vérité, Jean Baptiste

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century
1790 CE - 1791 CE

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Roulette
Stipple
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: CLERMONT-TONNERRE, / Député de Paris, élu Président de l'Assemblée / Nationale. . Dans les Etats comme a la guerre, / Clermont, tu te fais adorer: / l'Anglais et la Clergé frappés de ton tonnerre / Sont, en te redoutant, forcés de t'admirer.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: D... fe
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Verité sculp
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: A Paris chez l'auteur, rue des Cordeliers, en face de celle de Fossés Saint / Germain des Près, M.on du Md. d'Indienne, No.19
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.14-87
Primary reference Number: 186139

Audit data

Created: Friday 13 January 2012 Updated: Thursday 24 April 2014

Associated departments & institutions

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

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