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Carle Vernet en pied, dessinant: P.117-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Carle Vernet en pied, dessinant
Translated as: Portrait of Carle Vernet sketching in the battlefield

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vernet, Horace
Printer: Motte, Charles

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Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 295 mm
Width: 229 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1818

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: H. Vernet
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Carle Vernet
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Lithog. de C. Motte rue des Marais
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.117-1991
Primary reference Number: 17886
Béraldi: 4
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 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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