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Pandora distraught at the foot of a tree, having opened the box: P.2226-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Pandora distraught at the foot of a tree, having opened the box
Ah! je suis indigne de vous... (Act V)
Pandora

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Villerey, Antoine Claude François
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: circa AD 1800

Note

III/III. Illustration to the editions of Voltaire published by Renouard.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 215 mm Width 146 mm
Sheet Height 251 mm Width 175 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ah! je suis indigne de vous; / J'ai perdu l'univers: j'ai trahi mon époux. / Pandore, Act. V.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Moreau Jne. Delt.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Villerey, Sculpt.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: + 390 II
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2226-1991
Primary reference Number: 95425
Bocher (Moreau): 1728 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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