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La Lettre de Recommandation: P.1079-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

La Lettre de Recommandation

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Jazet, Jean Pierre
Painter: Wilkie, David (After)
Publisher: Jazet, Jean Pierre
Publisher: Aumont

Entities

Categories

Place(s) associated

  • Paris

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1921-11) by Griffin, Ralph

Dating

Production date: AD 1824

Note

One of a pair, La Souris Echappée, after Burnet

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down on board)
Plate Height 401 mm Width 316 mm
Sheet Height 453 mm Width 350 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Peint par D. Wilkie
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Gravé par Jazet
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: LA LETTRE DE RECOMMANDATION.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: A Paris, chez JAZET Rue de Lancry No. 7 Et chez AUMONT, Md. d'Estampes, Rue J.J. Rousseau, No. 10
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address
  • Text: Déposé à la Direction.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1079-R
Primary reference Number: 2954
Béraldi: 9
BN Inventaire (19thC): 94
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "La Lettre de Recommandation" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2954 Accessed: 2024-12-24 12:17:37

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