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Le tems de manger la soupe: P.144-1991

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Titles

Le tems de manger la soupe
Translated as: Time to eat soup
Fantaisies

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Charlet, Nicolas Toussaint
Printer: Gihaut, Jean François

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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

1830s
Production date: AD 1831

Note

From one of Charlet's two lithographic albums entitled Fantaisies, published in 1831.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 176 mm Width 220 mm
Sheet Height 266 mm Width 348 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 12.
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: Charlet
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: I. lit. de Gihaut frères éditeurs,
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Boulevard des Italiens No. 5.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address
  • Text: LE TEMS DE MANGER LA SOUPE, / et l'on va vous resoigner le cuir.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.144-1991
Primary reference Number: 17749
Béraldi: 534-999 (p.129)
BN Inventaire (19thC): 281-12

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

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

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