Author(s):
bellangé, joseph-louis-hippolyte (paris, 17–01–1800 - paris, 10–04–1866), designer-lithographer
gihaut frères, publisher
other title: les excuses, plate nº 2 from the lithographic album, 1832. (dummy title)
production date: in 1831
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
dimensions - artwork:
height: 17. 5cm
width: 21. 8cm
description:
plate no. 2 of the lithographic album for 1832 bringing together 12 plates numbered from 1 to 12 (carg005832 to carg005843) dated 1831 and a cover (carg005831) dated 1832 formerly bound in an album. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the proof - on the front of the sheet, at the top center, printed in black ink: "2. ". \ pencil inscription
signature of the performer - on the front of the sheet, on the lithograph at the bottom left, printed in black ink: "hte. Bellangé. 1831" (the "te" of "hte" is in superscript). \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the sheet, printed in black ink, under the square line, lower left: "lit. De gihaut brothers, publishers,"; bottom right: "boulevard desitaliens, nº5. ". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the front of the sheet, under the title, at the bottom center, stamp in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the front of the sheet, bottom right, stamp in black ink: "don de visme de wegmann". \ inscription in ink
letter - on the front of the sheet, under the square line, at the bottom center, printed in black ink: "the excuses. / because at the end of the day. . . . . . Allow. . . . . . By calling monsieur your friend: /prank, scrawny, carlist, i did not mean by that. . . . . . . . . . . . On the contrary!". \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the front of the sheet, top right, almost erased, handwritten in pencil: "184. ". \ pencil inscription
inscription - on the front of the sheet, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "14". \ pencil inscription
inventory number - on the back of the sheet, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "g. 5833". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the author - on the back of the sheet, lower left, handwritten in pencil: "bellange" (the final "e" of "bellangé" has an acute accent). \ pencil inscription
iconographic description:
the excuses, plate no. 2 from the lithographic album, 1832. Genre scene, landscape. Characters, men, top hat, cane, frock coat, duel, weapon, pistol, countryside, barrier, sign, trees. Historical commentary:
the number "184", almost completely erased, written on the lithograph is perhaps in the hand of the collector (information given by charlotte lacour). This lithograph, belonging to the twelfth lithographic album published in 1832, is not listed in the i. F. F. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: visme de wegmann, alice-marguerite de
date of acquisition: 01–01–1938
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 5833. Date: En 1831.
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