Author(s):
hédouin, edmond (boulogne-sur-mer, 16–07–1820 - paris, 13–01–1889), engraver
müller, charles louis lucien (paris, 28–12–1815 - paris, 09–01–1892), painter
chardon, charles (known as ch. Chardon elder) (04–08–1831 - 24–05–1896), printer
other titles:
appeal of the last victims of the terror. (inscribed title (letter)), generalities and allegories of 1794 (series title)
production date: in 1851
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts, french revolution
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - board shot:
height: 21. 5cm
width: 31. 5cm
dimensions - old assembly:
height: 32. 5cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
stamp - on the front of the engraving, lower right, oval stamps in pink ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012 c: stamp affixed in 1880-1900). \ impression
inscription - on the front of the engraving, lower left, printed in black ink: "le salon" and on the right: "rue mazarine. 9. ". \ impression
stamp - on the front of the engraving, at the bottom in the center, dry stamp in the shape of an ellipse: "le salon / 9, rue mazarine". \ impression
inventory number - on the front of the engraving, lower right, handwritten in bold pencil: "g. 29076". \ pencil inscription
inscription - on the front of the engraving, top left, handwritten in pencil: "128" and bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "1/" \ inscription in pencil
date - on the front of the engraving, top center, handwritten in pencil: "1794" and bottom left, handwritten in grease pencil next to "le salon": "de 1849" \ pencil inscription
inscription concerning the title - on the front of the plate, printed in black ink, under the square line, lower left: "call of the last victims of terror". \ impression
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the plate, printed in black ink, under the square line, lower left: "ch. L. Muller pinx. T"; in the center: "imp. F. Chardon ainé, 30. R. Hautefeuille, paris" and on the right: "e. Hédouin sc. ". \ impression
inscription - on the front of the plate, bottom right, printed in black ink: "(musee du luxembourg)". \ impression
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the plate, below each individual portrait reproduced, taken from the scene, printed in black ink (from left to right): under three portraits: "j. L. M. Aucanne and his family"; under the right profile portrait: "mquise / colbert de mauvriers"; under the right profile portrait: "mlle a. Leroy"; under the two men: "mquis / g. Montalembert" and "rougeot de montcrif"; half-length portrait: "pesse chimay"; front portrait: "andré chénier"; under three portraits: "family / of puy-de-veriune"; under the right three-quarter portrait: "mlle de coigny"; under the left three-quarter portrait: "abbot / of st simon"; under the left three-quarter portrait: "pcesse de monaco"; under the left profile portrait: "ctesse / de narbonne pelet"; under the front portrait: "mquis / de roquelaure" and under the left profile portrait: "j. A. Boucher". \ impression
iconographic description:
allegory of the 19th century. Portraits of the last victims of the terror in the prison of saint-lazare, 7-9 thermidor year ii (1794). Genre scene, prison interior, types, convicts, nobles, aristocrats, clergy. Portraits: family of j. L. M. Aucanne, marquise colbert de maulvriers, miss a. Leroy, marquis g. Montalembert, rougeot de montcrif, princess chimay at the entrance gate, andré chénier in the center on a chair, family of puy-de-veriune, miss de coigny, the abbot of saint-simon, princess of monaco, countess of narbonne pelet, marquis de roquelaure and j. A. Butcher. Historical commentary:
painting by charles-louis müller exhibited at the 1850 salon. Cf. Catalog of the 1850 salon at the palais national, nº2270, p. 188-189 with the mention of an extract from the moniteur des 7-9 thermidor an ii (july 25-27, 1794) which included all the names of the condemned. On this plate, the portraits also appear under the image. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 29076. Date: En 1851.
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