drawing;
album;
print;
print study
- Museum number
- 1868,0822.8147-8232
- Description
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Album bound in red leather with gilt ruling and a banded spine stamped "DESSINS DE MOREAU LE JE./POUR L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE/IV", the fourth of 4 volumes, containing 82 unnumbered leaves with drawings by Moreau alternating with prints after them, each laid down within drawn borders, 2 free endpapers, one printed titlepage and 4 blank leaves; also 4 inserted leaves with drawings of coins; with a sheet of printed text laid down beneath each history drawing within the border, and empty compartments drawn beneath the corresponding prints; mostly scenes with French historical figures but including coins portraying French kings. 1782-1808
Pen and brown ink and brown wash; graphite
- Production date
- 1782-1808 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 358 millimetres
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Width: 262 millimetres (covers)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The album also contains 4 loose leaves, including text from the publication, an illustration from it on very thin paper, a print with an emblem incorporating a lion, and an inscribed leaf with 2 very small sketches.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0822.8147-8232
