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La Mort et le Bûcheron (2nd Plate): P.86-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

La Mort et le Bûcheron (2nd Plate)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse
Printer: Salmon, A.

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Note

Second plate, eleventh 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
Plate Height 330 mm Width 242 mm
Sheet Height 439 mm Width 305 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A.L.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: LA MORT ET LE BÛCHERON
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: A. Legros pinx. & sculp. / L'Art.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Imp. A. Salmon, Paris
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.86-1937
Primary reference Number: 3222
Poulet-Malassis/Thibaudeau: 142 XI
Dodgson (Legros): 142 XI
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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