Author(s):
devéria, achille (paris, 06–02–1800 - paris, 23–12–1857), designer-lithographer
gihaut frères, printer-lithographer
gihaut frères, publisher
tilt or thilt, charles, editor
other title: so you seriously want an answer? - do you then wish seriously for an answer? / no. 1 (registered title (letter))
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: 48. 5cm
width: 32. 3cm
description:
plate no. 1 from the unmounted album entitled album (iff 293), twelve plates and a cover, lithograph, signed, noted
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, bottom from left to right, printed: "a. Deveria del. T"; "lith. Of gihaut brothers. "; "do you then wish seriously for an answer?"; "paris, gihaut brothers, publishers, boulevard des italians, n°. 5. "; "1. "; "london published by ch. Tilt, 86, fleet street. ". Signature - on the front, bottom right: "deveria". Number - on the front, top right, in pencil: "192. " (number from the visme collection by wegmann)
stamp - on the front, bottom center, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d)
collector's mark - 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. 309". Iconographic description:
interior scene. Gallant scene. Two seated women, one holding flowers in her right hand. Fashion. Historical commentary:
bilingual french-english text
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. 6309
part of:
album lithographed by devéria (iff 293). Date: En 1834.
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