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), designer
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: 21. 2cm
width: 18. 5cm
description:
board n°1
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front, on the image, lower left, printed: "devéria"
letter - on the front, at the top, printed in black ink: on the left: "ivanhoé. "; in the center: "walter-scott. "; on the right: "chap. Xxix". On the front, at the bottom, printed in black ink: on the left: "a. 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 - on the front, under the image, two bilingual poems. On the left, in french: “hé bien, rebecca, / what do you see?” between the two stanzas: "n°5". On the right, in english: “what dost thou see, / rebecca?”
number - on the front, top right, in pencil: "2. " (number from the visme collection by wegmann)
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. 221"
iconographic description:
gothic interior. A young woman disguised as a mamluk looks out the window, a shield in her hand, while a young man sits dreamily on a bed, a sword in his hand. Ground armor. Watchtower under siege. 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. 6221
part of:
illustrations by walter scott. Date: En 1829.
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