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Le Couronnement de Voltaire, Le 30 Mars 1778: PD.92-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le Couronnement de Voltaire, Le 30 Mars 1778
Translated as: The Crowning of Voltaire, 30 March 1778

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger

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Notes

History note: M. Formalaques; his sale, Paris, Regnault, 22 March 1804, lot 13, Supp.; Earl of Carnarvon; M. Schiff, sold Christie's, 24 June 1938, lot 43, bt. Agnew for Louis C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Measurements and weight

Height: 183 mm
Width: 236 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen, black ink and brown wash on paper, the sheet folded vertically, centre

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J.M. Moreau Dessinateur et Graveur du Cabinet du Roy
  • Location: On a separate slip of paper, lower centre
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.92-1961
Primary reference Number: 6670

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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