Illustrations de Walter Scott Le Talisman, chapitre IV, G.6223(3), Achille Devéria, En 1829

Author(s): devéria, achille (paris, 06–02–1800 - paris, 23–12–1857), designer roqueplan, camille joseph etienne (mallemort, 18–02–1803 - paris, 29–09–1855), designer gaugain, henri-armand pierre, 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: 18. 5cm width: 21. 2cm description: board n°7 marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, at the top, printed in black ink: on the left: "the talisman. "; in the center: "walter-scott. "; on the right: "chap. Iv. ". On the front, at the bottom, printed in black ink: on the left: "devéria fect"; on the right: "lith. Print by h. Gaugain. ". Under the text, printed in black ink: "in paris, at henry gaugain & cie rue de vaugirard, n°34, and rue vivienne, n°2. " inscription - below the image, two bilingual quatrains. On the left, in french: "caressing the pretty head of his / wife, and intertwining his long / fingers in the braids of his beautiful / horses, he raised her;. ". Between the two quatrains: "n°7". On the right, in english: "caressing her fair head, and / mingling his large fingers in / her beautiful and dishevelled / locks, he raised her. . . " number - on the front, bottom right, in pencil: "4. " (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. 223" iconographic description: interior scene. King richard the lionheart, dying in his bed, gives his wife a kiss. A few female followers in the background look jealous. Two dogs at the foot of the bed. Bedroom. On the right, arms and crown. 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. 6223 part of: illustrations by walter scott. Date: En 1829.