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Le Distrait: P.9-1954

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le Distrait

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Langlois, Vincent Marie
Painter: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Illustration to 'Oeuvres complettes de Regnard' (Paris, 1790)

Notes

History note: Bt. Sotheby's 10 February 1954, lot 139

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1790

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: LE DISTRAIT
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: J. M. Moreau le jeune Del.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: J.L. Delignon, sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Et viola pour ta mort l'arret tout prononcé / Act. V, See. VI.
  • Location: Plate lwoer centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.9-1954
Primary reference Number: 184442
Bocher (Moreau): 1341

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 22 February 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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