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Deux chevaux de poste à la porte d'une écurie: P.261-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Deux chevaux de poste à la porte d'une écurie
Etudes de Chevaux par Géricault

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Géricault, Jean Louis André Théodore
Printmaker: Volmar, Joseph Simon
Printer: Villain, Jean-François
Publisher: Gihaut, Jean François

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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

Production date: AD 1822

Note

From the series Etudes de Chevaux par Géricault, Paris, Gihaut, 1822

Second state

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 343 mm Width 435 mm
Sheet Height 398 mm Width 569 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Géricault del.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: chez Gihaut Editeur, Md. d'Estampes, b.ard des Italiens, No. 5
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.261-1991
Primary reference Number: 2199
Delteil: 88 II/II
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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