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Talbot fighting on the ramparts of Orléans: P.2229-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Talbot fighting on the ramparts of Orléans
Déjà Talbot s'était fait un passage (Chant XV)
La Pucelle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Godefroy, François (Probably)
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 1801

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 143 mm Width 96 mm
Sheet Height 143 mm Width 96 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Déjà Talbot s'était fait un passage. / La Pucelle, Cht. XV.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Dessiné par Moreau
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Gravé par Godefroy
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2229-1991
Primary reference Number: 95428
Bocher (Moreau): 1772 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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