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Object Type
Museum number: 1861,1012.827
Title: Object: Troupe ambulante; Series: Galerie Théâtrale
Description: Plate 17: itinerant company of performers on the move, most of them crammed into a cart with their props and belongings; the cart pulled by a horse with rider, another horse tethered to it, and one member of the troupe walks alongside. c 1828 Hand-coloured lithograph
Producer name: Print made by: Henry Monnier; Printed by: E Ardit; Published by: E Ardit; Published by: Henri Gaugain
School/style
Production date: 1828
Production place: Published in: Paris (France)
Materials
Technique: lithograph; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 185 millimetres (printed area); Width: 177 millimetres
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Curator's comments: Published in 1828, this lithograph is part of a series titled 'Galerie Théâtrale' and devoted to the representation of theatrical life, back-stages and actors. Monnier was particularly close to this world because he had been an actor. See the complete series: 161*a 20.
Bibliographic references: Champfleury 1879 / Henry Monnier. Sa vie, son oeuvre avec un catalogue complet de l'oeuvre (332); Marie 1931 / Henri Monnier (1799-1877) (291); Beraldi 1885-92 / Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle (397-421)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: cart/wagon; performer
Associated titles
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1861
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1861,1012.827

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