Author(s):
adam, victor (jean-victor adam, known as) (paris, 28–01–1801 - viroflay, 30–12–1866), designer-lithographer
bulla, joseph, editor
delarue, françois (lingreville, 05–11–1813), printer-lithographer
imprimerie lemercier, printer-lithographer
other title: good and evil (iff p50) (title of the whole)
production date: between 1837 and 1840
dating in centuries: 2nd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 26. 3cm
width: 35. 4cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
description:
plate 6 from an album composed of 102 plates, each including several sketches, numbered from 1 to 102 and a cover. Trimmed proof
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
stamp - on the front, under the square line at the bottom right, stamp in black ink: "don de visme de wegmann" (cf: lugt suppl. 2494). Stamp - on the front, under the square line in the center, stamp in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf: lugt 432d). Letter - on the front, top left: "the good. ", top center: "6" and top right: "the evil. ". Bottom from left to right: "in paris chez aumont, rue j. J. Rousseau nº10. ", "victor adam del" and "imp. De lemercier, rue de seine s. G. 55". Signature of the performer - on the front, on the image at the bottom center: "v. Adam". Inscription - on the front, top right, handwritten in pencil: "87" (hardly readable by the collector visme de wegmann). Inscription - on the front, lower left, handwritten in pencil: "6". Inventory number - on the reverse, lower left, handwritten in black ink: "g. 5690". Iconographic description:
on the left, the good: main scene, soldiers seated with a bottle of wine in a cabaret, around nine vignettes, including a medal ceremony and a country ball. On the right, evil: main duel scene with four vignettes around it including an execution and cripples. Top center, "6" in a medallion with foils and a fencing mask on the left and a skull, crutches and a saw on the right. Under the medallion, two crisscrossed florets. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: visme de wegmann, alice-marguerite de
date of acquisition: 1938
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 5690
part of:
album good and evil (iff p50). Date: Entre 1837 et 1840.
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