Author(s):
labrousse, l. (bordeaux), designer
labrousse, l. (bordeaux), engraver
grasset de saint-sauveur, jacques (montreal, 04–16–1757 - paris, 05–03–1810), publisher
deroy, editor
other titles:
death of general mirabel. (inscribed title (letter)), august-december 1794: release of moderates to the intrepidity of french sailors in gibraltar (series title)
date of production: around 1791 — 1801
dating in century: 18th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts, french revolution
name(s): print
materials and techniques: aquatint
dimensions - artwork:
height: 13. 6cm
width: 19. 4cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 32. 5cm
width: 50cm
description:
belongs to the 174 illustrations accompanying the historical notices of: "les fastes du peuple français", in paris, by deroy libraire, first publication in 1796 (year 4 of the republic), 4º. Assembly common to numbers g. 29043 and g. 29043bis. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front of the plate, at the top center, inscription printed in black ink: "death of general mirabel". \ impression
stamp - on the front of the plate at the bottom right, oval stamp in red ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt sup. 2012 c: stamp affixed in 1880-1900). \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the plate at the bottom left, inscription concerning the author, printed in black ink: "labrousse del et sculp. "; on the right: “st sauveur direx. ”. \ impression
letter - on the front of the plate at the bottom center, printed in black ink: "come on! courage my friends. . . . It is living to die for the fatherland. " [sic] \ print
date - on the front of the engraving, lower right, printed in black ink: "27 thermidor year 2 (august 12, 1794. V. S. ). \print
inventory number - on the front of the engraving, lower right, handwritten in grease pencil: "g. 29043". \ pencil inscription
date - on the front of the engraving, on the left, handwritten in pencil: "august 12, 1794". \ pencil inscription
iconographic description:
french revolution. Death of general mirabel at the eastern pyrenees front, august 12, 1794 (27 thermidor year ii). Pl. For "the fastes of the french people". Military combat scene, battlefield. Soldiers, infantrymen, regimental flags, cavalry: tricorn with plume, sabres. Dead people, corpses, spikes. Landscape, valleys, smoke. The general falls to the ground, held in the arms of a soldier. Historical commentary:
“the splendors of the french people”, g. St-sauveur, paris. Published in 1796 (announcement in the moniteur) in notebook with 4 pages. In black (700 books) or in color (1200 books). Collection of history (since the ancien régime) of "heroic and civic actions of the soldier and the citizen" intended for children. Mixelle also engraves pl. According to labrousse. See bibliography. And de vinck, t. 4, p. 138: mention of dotted engraving. Some color plates have been inserted in "l'histoire de france" (bnf qb. 1). See also: carg029036
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 29043. Date: Vers 1791 — 1801.
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