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Object Type
print
Museum number
1870,1008.1390
Title
Object:
Mme Victoire Babois
Series:
Bas-Bleus
Description
Portrait of French poet Victoire Babois, bust-length, looking to right, wearing ruffled bonnet and veil. c.1835/36 Lithograph on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
Jules Léopold Boilly
Printed by:
Thierry Frères
School/style
French
Production date
1835-1836
Materials
paper
Technique
lithograph
Dimensions
Height:
150 millimetres
(image)
Width:
175 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
From a series of portraits published by Thierry in 1835-36 and refered to in the IFF as "suite dite des 'Bas-bleus'".
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(22)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Victoire Babois
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Wilson
Acquisition date
1870
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1870,1008.1390