Author(s):
devéria, achille (paris, 06–02–1800 - paris, 23–12–1857), designer-lithographer
production date: in 1819
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 30. 7cm
width: 22. 2cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 32. 5cm
description:
lithograph mounted on a mat. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - on the front, at the bottom, in the center, printed: "l'eteignoir. ". Collection mark - on the front, lower right, in purple ink: "collection liesville / ville / de / paris" (cf: lugt suppl. 1681b)
inventory number - on the reverse, lower left, in black ink: "g: 21775". Iconographic description:
caricature. Priest disguised as a candle snuffer holding a paper with the inscription "conser / vate[ur]". In the background, other men in extinguishers. Historical commentary:
under the restoration, the extinguisher was a caricature motif very popular in liberal circles. The editors of the newspaper le nain jaune (1814-1815) imagined ridiculing the men in power and the supporters of the clergy by awarding them the order of the extinguisher, denouncing the obscurantism and blindness of royalist circles. This lithograph is one of devéria's rare works with an anticlerical and satirical spirit. Mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: liesville, alfred de, viscount
date of acquisition: 03–1880
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 21775. Date: En 1819.
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