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Joan of Arc attacking the English at nighttime: P.2232-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Joan of Arc attacking the English at nighttime
Sur les Anglais il fond comme un éclair... (Chant XXI)
La Pucelle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Trière, Philippe
Draughtsman: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger (After)

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

1801 - 1802

Note

III/III. Illustration to the editions of Voltaire published by Renouard.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 145 mm Width 98 mm
Sheet Height 145 mm Width 98 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sur les Anglais il fond comme un éclair, / Comme un éclair que la foudre accompagne. / La Pucelle. Cht. XXI.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: J. M. Moreau le Je.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: an 10.
  • Location: Plate lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Ph. Trière Sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2232-1991
Primary reference Number: 95431
Bocher (Moreau): 1778 III/III
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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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