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Triomphe de la Mort: les bouches inutiles: P.2145-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Triomphe de la Mort: les bouches inutiles

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1857 - 1911

Note

IV/XXIV?

School or Style

French
British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 215 mm Width 413 mm
Sheet Height 272 mm Width 459 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Surface tone
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A.L
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: A. Legros
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: For Prof. Strang. (?)
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Dedication
  • Text: 558 .iv.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2145-1991
Primary reference Number: 95203
Dodgson (Legros): 558 IV/XXIV

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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