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Triomphe de la Mort: la Mort balaie les Vices: P.2142-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Triomphe de la Mort: la Mort balaie les Vices

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1857 - 1911

Note

Only state. Edition 16/40?

School or Style

French
British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 178 mm Width 226 mm
Sheet Height 224 mm Width 285 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Surface tone
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A. Legros
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 618
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 16
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

Inscription present: crowned shield with fleur de lis [cut]

  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2142-1991
Primary reference Number: 95195
Dodgson (Legros): 618
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 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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