Skip to main content

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the Prison of the Temple: P.140-1957

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the Prison of the Temple

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cousins, Samuel
Painter: Ward, Edward Matthew (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Presentation proof.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs C. Morshead Baker in May 1957

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1957) by Baker, C. Morshead (Mrs)

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1862

Note

Printed on chine collé

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint : On chine collé
Engraving
Stipple

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: To Francis Holl Esq. from Sam. Cousins
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.140-1957
Primary reference Number: 205639
Whitman (Cousins): 235
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Friday 2 August 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the Prison of the Temple" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205639 Accessed: 2024-11-24 03:58:17

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205639 |title=Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the Prison of the Temple |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 03:58:17|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-205639

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...