Author(s):
devéria, achille (paris, 06–02–1800 - paris, 23–12–1857), designer-lithographer
bichebois, alphonse (known as aîné) (paris, 14–04–1801 - 17–04–1851), printer-lithographer
schlésinger or schésinger, maurice, editor
production date: around 1829
dating in centuries: 2nd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - square line:
height: 11cm
width: 14cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 16cm
width: 21cm
dimensions - sheet:
height: 47. 4cm
width: 32. 9cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
work fixed on a cardboard sheet and in a montage that goes everywhere
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom right of the image: "deveria"; below the image on the left: "paris, chez maurice schlessinger, r. De richelieu, n°97; below the image on the right: "lith. De bichebois elder, r. Of the library, 4"; title below, centered: "la sultane favorite"
iconographic description:
odalisque, in a harem interior, seated on an ottamane, leaning on cousins, holding a fan of feathers in her left hand. No verse from victor hugo's poem "the favorite sultana" is cited in the letter, referring the informed reader to the contract between the sweetness of the smiling odalisuqe, represented here, and the violence of jealousy which forms the theme of the poem. Themes / subjects / places represented:
the orientals (v. Hugo)
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 1954
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 1357. Date: Vers 1829.
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