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Agnès looking up at the gate of a convent: P.2228-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Agnès looking up at the gate of a convent
Agnès ici parlant à haut voix... (Chant X)
La Pucelle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Thomas, N.
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

Circa 1801 - 1802

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 142 mm Width 97 mm
Sheet Height 142 mm Width 97 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Agnès ici parlant à haut voix, / Sur le portail apperçut une croix: / La Pucelle, Ch. X.
  • 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: Thomas Sculpt.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2228-1991
Primary reference Number: 95427
Bocher (Moreau): 1767 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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