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D'Ailly sees his dead son on the battlefield: P.2222-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

D'Ailly sees his dead son on the battlefield
D'Ailly voit son visage: ô deséspoir! ô cris! (Chant VIII)
La Henriade

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simonet, Jean Baptiste Blaise
Draughtsman: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger (After)

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

Production date: AD 1782

Note

III/III. Illustration to an incomplete large format version of Kehl's 'Oeuvres complètes de Voltaire'

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 323 mm Width 244 mm
Sheet Height 362 mm Width 265 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: D'Ailly voit son visage: ô deséspoir! ô cris! / Il le voit, il l'embrasse, hélas! c'étoit son fils. Henriade Ch. 8e.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Dessiné par J. M. Moreau le jeune
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1782
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Gravé par J. B. Simonet
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2222-1991
Primary reference Number: 95418
Bocher (Moreau): 1611 III/III

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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