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Ma femme est morte!: P.152-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ma femme est morte!

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Charlet, Nicolas Toussaint
Publisher: Gihaut, Jean François
Printer: Villain, Jean-François

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by 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 1824 - Circa 1827

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Image Height 205 mm Width 137 mm
Sheet Height 347 mm Width 256 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Charlet
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Ma femme est morte!
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Fait historique
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: chez Gihaut fréres, éditeurs,
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Imp [?] Lith de Villain.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: Characters handwritten in black ink

  • Text: A H (?)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Hand written
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.152-1991
Primary reference Number: 98577
Béraldi: 9. (p.124)
BN Inventaire (19thC): 149 (L. C. 558)
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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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