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Triomphe de la Mort: la Mort aux pays des mines: P.2144-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Triomphe de la Mort: la Mort aux pays des mines

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

IV/IV? Edition 31/33 (over four states)?

School or Style

French
British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 206 mm Width 300 mm
Sheet Height 261 mm Width 377 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Surface tone
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A.L
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: A. Legros
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 609
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 31
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: O.W.P & A.C.L
  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2144-1991
Primary reference Number: 95200
Dodgson (Legros): 609 IV/IV
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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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