Author(s):
boilly, louis léopold (la bassée, 05–07–1761 - paris, 04–01–1845), designer
villain, françois (buire-au-bois, in 1790 - in 1852), designer-lithographer
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: 30. 5cm
width: 40. 7cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front of the lithograph, at the bottom center, printed in black ink: "diane et medor". \ impression
stamp - on the front of the lithograph, at the bottom center, stamp in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432 d). \ inscription in ink
monogram = number - on the front of the lithograph, bottom right, in the image, printed in black ink: "l. B. " \ impression
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the lithograph, lower right, printed in black ink: "lith. De villain" \ impression
stamp - on the front of the lithograph, bottom right, stamp in black ink: "don de visme de wegmann". \ inscription in ink
inventory number - on the back of the lithograph, lower left, handwritten in black ink: "g. 9109" \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the lithograph, bottom center, handwritten in pencil: "parody of the painting by l. Hersent: ruth and booz". \ pencil inscription
inscription - on the front of the lithograph, lower left, handwritten in pencil: "har: 916 / bn: 38". \ pencil inscription
iconographic description:
diane and medor. Parody of the painting "ruth and booz" by l. Hersent, depiction of animals, animal moral caricature. Couple, dog and female dog with a collar in a mythological scene landscape, vegetation, leaves, tree covered with a hanging, pottery, jug, plate. Mountain. Historical commentary:
“ruth and booz” by l. Hersent was exhibited at the 1822 salon. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: visme de wegmann, alice-marguerite de
date of acquisition: 20–12–1938
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 9109. Date: En 1829.
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