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La Tremouille falling on his sword over the body of Dorothée: P.2231-1991

Object information

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Titles

La Tremouille falling on his sword over the body of Dorothée
Puis sur la pointe avec force élancé... (Chant XIX)
La Pucelle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ghendt, Emmanuel de
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 140 mm Width 94 mm
Sheet Height 140 mm Width 94 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Puis sur la pointe avec force élancé, / D'un coup mortel il est bientôt percé / Pucelle, Ch. XIX.
  • 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: E. De Ghendt. Sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2231-1991
Primary reference Number: 95430
Bocher (Moreau): 1776 III/III
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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