Album Contes de La Fontaine le villageois qui cherche son veau, G.7642(2), Achille Devéria, En 1830

Author(s): devéria, achille (paris, 06–02–1800 - paris, 23–12–1857), designer ardit, etienne (auch, 08–1801 - after 1872), designer-lithographer ardit, etienne (auch, 08–1801 - after 1872), printer gaugain, henri-armand pierre, editor la fontaine, jean de (château-thierry, 08–07–1621 - paris, 13–04–1695), man or woman of letters - writer other title: the villager looking for his calf. (inscribed title (letter)) production date: in 1830 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print materials and techniques: lithography dimensions - artwork: height: 36. 5cm width: 26. 5cm description: plate from the unmounted album, entitled contes de la fontaine (iff 127), thirty plates and a cover, lithograph marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, from top to bottom and from left to right, printed: "contes de lafontaine"; "a. Devéria del. "; lit. By e. Ardit. "; the villager who is searching for his calf. "; “at e. Ardit, publisher, rue de la monnaie n°11. ”; "and at h. Y gaugain et cie rue vivienne, no. 2. ". Inscription - on the front, below the image, printed: "o gods! what do i see! and what do i not see! / without saying what; because they were closed letters / then, the man stopping them silently: / good man who sees so many things / do you not see my calf? tell me. ". Number - on the front, top right, in pencil: "39. " (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. 7. 642". Iconographic description: tales of la fontaine. Villager perched in a tree. Couple. Seduction scene. Forest. 17th century fashion. 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. 7642 part of: album tales of the fountain (iff 127). Date: En 1830.