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St Denis before St Peter: P.2224-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Denis before St Peter
Il salua trois fois très humblement (Chant XVI)
La Pucelle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Duclos, Antoine Jean
Printmaker: Lingée, Charles Louis (With)
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 1788

Note

IV/IV. Illustration to vol. XI, p. 294 of the '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 214 mm Width 144 mm
Sheet Height 214 mm Width 144 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Il salua trois fois très humblement / Les conseillers, le premier Président; / Pucelle Chant 16e.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: J. M. Moreau le je. inv
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Linger Sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2224-1991
Primary reference Number: 95423
Bocher (Moreau): 1678 IV/IV

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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