print
- Museum number
- 1853,0709.538
- Title
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Object: Suisse - vente aux enchères
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Series: Scènes cosmopolites
- Description
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Auction sale in Switzerland, after Girardet: a crowd gathered in front of a chalet and attending an auction; at centre, a man standing on a platform shows an embroidered skirt to the crowd, while below a man seated at a desk is taking notes; on the far right, a man examines a thick book; on the left, a woman glances at a man who is wrapping a clock inside a cloth; she carries a baby and holds the hand of a boy, who holds a portrait they have bought at the auction. 1853
Lithograph, with beige tone plate
- Production date
- 1853
- Dimensions
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Height: 468 millimetres
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Width: 608 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1853
- Acquisition notes
- Acquired under the Copyright Act. Stamped on verso: BM stamp and date '11 JY 53'.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1853,0709.538
