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Object Type
print
Museum number
1843,0513.1110
Title
Object:
Les Trois Ages
Description
The three ages of man, represented by an old man on the left lying against a woman with a child on her lap in the centre, with a young man holding her hand on the right, after Gérard; completed state with closed letters and verses. 1821 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Raphael Morghen
After:
Baron François Gérard
Published by:
Chaillou-Potrelle
Printed by:
Chardon père
Lettering engraved by:
Picquet
School/style
Italian
French
Production date
1821
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
516 millimetres
Width:
608 millimetres
(window)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For the series of proofs in the Tarnia collection see 1843,0513.1107 to 1111.
Bibliographic references
Palmerini 1824 / Opere d'intaglio del Cav. Raffaello Morghen
(238)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
time/seasons
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Jacopo Tarnia
Acquisition date
1843
Acquisition notes
From the Tarnia collection of the work of Raphael Morghen
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1843,0513.1110