Author(s):
devéria, achille (paris, 06–02–1800 - paris, 23–12–1857), designer-lithographer
imprimerie lemercier, printer-lithographer
déro-becker, editor
production date: in 1834
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 50. 1cm
width: 33. 7cm
description:
pendant of g. 6329 anne of boleyn
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, bottom, from left to right, printed: "a deveria del. "; “lemercier’s lith”; "jeanne gray. "; "déro-becker, publisher, new st augustin, no. 43. Paris. ". Signature - on the front, bottom right in the image, printed: "deveria". Number - on the front, top right, in pencil: "215. " (number from the visme collection by wegmann)
collector's mark - on the front, lower right, in black ink: "don de visme de wegmann" (lugt 2494b)
stamp - on the front, bottom center, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d)
inventory number - on the reverse, lower left, in black ink: "g. 6. 328". Iconographic description:
torment. Decapitation. Lady jeanne gray preparing to be blindfolded, on her knees, near the block. On the right, sir john brydges, 1st baron chandos, lieutenant of the tower at the time of the execution and the executioner. On the left, ladies-in-waiting. Renaissance costumes. Dungeon. England. Historical commentary:
the print depicts the moment just before the execution of lady jane grey, heir to edward vi, proclaimed queen of england at the age of 16 in july 1553, deposed nine days after her coronation and beheaded at the tower of london on the orders of mary tudor, also a claimant to the throne. She is nicknamed, due to the brevity of her reign, the “nine-day queen”. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: visme de wegmann, alice-marguerite de
date of acquisition: 1938
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 6328. Date: En 1834.
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