Author(s):
devéria, achille (paris, 06–02–1800 - paris, 23–12–1857), designer
boulanger, louis candide (vercelli, 11–05–1806 - dijon, 05–03–1867), designer
gaugain, henri-armand pierre, printer
engelmann, graf, coindet et cie, 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: 23cm
width: 17. 2cm
description:
board n°10
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, at the top, printed in black ink: on the left: "l'antiquaire"; in the center: "walter scott"; on the right: "chap. Xviii. ". On the front, at the bottom, printed in black ink: on the left: "boulanger & deveria"; on the right: "lith. Print by h. Gaugain. ". Under the text, printed in black ink, on the left: "in paris, at h. Gaugain & cie / rue vivienne n°2 and rue de vaugirard n°34"; in the center: "october 1829"; right: "london by engelman graff coindet & c / st martins. Lane, leicester squarre". Inscription - under the image, two bilingual stanzas. On the left, in french: "whether they are men or spirits, / said the intrepid martin waldeck, i will go to them / ask for fire. ". Between the quatrain stanzas: "n°10". On the right, in english: "but be they men or friends "said the undaunted / forester, "that themselves younder with such fantastical / rites and gestures, i will go and ask a light. . . "
number - on the front, top right, in pencil: "7. " (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. 226"
iconographic description:
fantastic scene. In a forest, the character martin waldeck stands, shovel in hand, facing an infernal dance, while another character is asleep in a cabin. Legendary characters. Dream. 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. 6226
part of:
illustrations by walter scott. Date: En 1829.
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