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Mon épouse, serait-elle legère?: P.451-1991 (17)

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mon épouse, serait-elle legère?

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goncourt, Jules de
Painter: Gavarni, Paul (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

1862 - 1876

Note

III/III. Reprinted in 1876 in 'Eaux-fortes de Jules de Goncourt', by Philippe Burty.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Oriental paper ( ? 'Japon'; attached to card mount)
Plate Height 334 mm Width 230 mm
Sheet Height 411 mm Width 294 mm

Techniques used in production

Surface tone
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gavarni
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Mon épouse serait - elle legere?
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.451-1991 (17)
Primary reference Number: 95714
Béraldi: 3
BN Inventaire (19thC): 59 III/III
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 October 2021 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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