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)
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°4
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, at the top, printed in black ink: on the left: "richard in palestine. "; in the center: "walter-scott. "; on the right: "chap. Viii". On the front, at the bottom, printed in black ink: left: "deveria delt. "; on the right: "lith. Print by h. Gaugain. ". Under the text, printed in black ink: "in paris, at h. Gaugain & cie rue vivienne, n°2, and rue de vaugirard, n°34. "
inscription - below the image, two bilingual quatrains. On the left, in french: "he had seen this peerless ruby shine for an instant / on a finger as white as / snow. It was / the lady of his thoughts. " between the two quatrains: "n°4". On the right, in english: "there was the glimmer of that matchlefs / ruby ving on that snow white finger / whose invaluable woth. It was / the lady of his love!"
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. 219". Iconographic description:
inside a church, a young man crouches watching a procession of nuns pass by. Two altar boys on the right. Statue. Chandeliers. Nave. Columns. 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. 6219. Date: En 1829.
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