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The Piper: P.284-1945

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Piper
Various Subjects drawn from Life and on Stone by J. Gericault

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Géricault, Jean Louis André Théodore
Printer: Hullmandel, Charles Joseph
Publisher: Rodwell & Martin

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Notes

History note: Sotheby's, 16 April 1945, Lot 112

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1945-05) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: AD 1821

Note

First state (or second ?)

From a series of 12 lithographs (and a frontispiece), Various Subjects drawn from Life and on Stone by J. Gericault, published in London between February and May 1821.

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 315 mm Width 233 mm
Sheet Height 320 mm Width 237 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.284-1945
Primary reference Number: 2149
Delteil: 30 I/II or II/II ?
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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