Illustrations de Walter Scott Le Talisman, chapitre V, G.6225(3), Achille Devéria, En 1829

Author(s): devéria, achille (paris, 06–02–1800 - paris, 23–12–1857), designer roqueplan, camille joseph etienne (mallemort, 18–02–1803 - paris, 29–09–1855), designer gaugain, henri-armand pierre, printer scott, walter (edinburgh), 15–08–1771 - abbotsford, 21–09–1832), man or woman of letters - writer production date: in 1829 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print materials and techniques: lithography dimensions - artwork: height: 18. 5cm width: 21. 2cm description: board n°9 marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, at the top, printed in black ink: on the left: "the talisman"; in the center: "walter-scott"; on the right: "chap. V. ". On the front, at the bottom, printed in black ink: left: "deveria fect"; on the right: "imp. Lith. Of h. Gaugain. ". Under the text, printed in black ink: "in paris, at henry gaugain & cie rue vivienne n°2 and rue de vaugirard n°34". Inscription - below the image, two bilingual quatrains. On the left, in french: "the knight of the leopard turned / towards the one who spoke and saw the / moorish doctor who was sitting / a little behind him, with his legs crossed. ". Between the two quatrains: "n°9". On the right, in english: "beside the coach, sat, on a cushion, / also composed of skins, the moorish / physician. Cross-legged after the / eastern fashion. " number - on the front, bottom right, in pencil: "6. " (number from the visme collection by wegmann) stamp - on the front, under the image, in the center: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d) stamp - on the front, lower right, in black ink: "don de visme de wegmann" (lugt 2494b) inventory number - on the reverse, lower left, in black ink: "g. 6. 225" iconographic description: the armored knight sitting on the ground holds the head of his dying greyhound in his lap. This one has his abdomen pierced with a spear. Behind them, sitting cross-legged, a moorish doctor is meditating. Basically, construction. Historical commentary: the designers achille devéria and camille roqueplan have sometimes published their works together, notably in the illustrations of walter scott. Mode of acquisition: donation (notarial deed) name of donor, testator, seller: visme de wegmann, alice-marguerite de date of acquisition: 1938 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 6225 part of: illustrations by walter scott. Date: En 1829.