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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1861,1012.217
Title
Object:
Le courrier Russe
Description
A Russian rider on horseback charging across the countryside. October 1815 Hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Producer name
After:
Noel Dieudonné Finart
Published by:
Paul André Basset
School/style
French
Production date
1815
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
hand-coloured
aquatint
Dimensions
Height:
202 millimetres
(cut)
Width:
247 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
This print was entered in the 'dépôt légal' on 21 October, and listed in the 'Bibliographie de France' for 28 October 1815 by Basset, together with prints of "Le Courrier polonais", "Le Courrier allemand" and "Le Courrier anglais" (see 2010,7043.6).
Bibliographic references
De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique.
(6912)
(pair to)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
russian
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Henry W Martin
Acquisition date
1861
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1861,1012.217