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C'est Faux!: P.139-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

C'est Faux!

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Charlet, Nicolas Toussaint
Printer: Gihaut, Jean François

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Place(s) associated

  • Paris

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1837 CE - Circa 1838 CE

Note

From an Album, 1838

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Image Height 144 mm Width 156 mm
Sheet Height 199 mm Width 258 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Charlet
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: C'EST FAUX!
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 6
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: Lith. de Gihaut Frères, Editeurs.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Boulevard des Italiens, No. 5.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.139-1991
Primary reference Number: 98564
Béraldi: 9. Album pour 1837, 6.
BN Inventaire (19thC): 312. No 6.

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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