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Chevaux conduits à l'écorcheur: P.34-1978

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Chevaux conduits à l'écorcheur

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Géricault, Jean Louis André Théodore
Printer: Villain, Jean-François
Publisher: Gihaut, Jean François

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Notes

History note: From Craddock & Barnard, 1958, £1.10s.

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 271 mm
Width: 364 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1978-03) by Gow, A. S. F.

Dating

1820s
Production date: AD 1823

Note

From "Suite de huit petites pièces" published by Gihaut

Second state

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Géricault
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Lith. de Villain, rue de Sèvres No. 11
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.34-1978
Primary reference Number: 2194
Delteil: 65 II/III

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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