book of prints;
print
- Museum number
- 1875,0508.1247-1310
- Description
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'Dessins d'enfants d'apres F. Boucher' (Paris, Fabré and Troude) n.d.; containing 64 lithographs by Wattier after Boucher, most showing scenes of cherubs including series of the seasons, elements and types of love, and of young muses, most plates untitled, numbered from 1 to 64; together with title-page (plate 1) showing Boucher's profile in a medal with three cherubs around it. Bound at the BM bindery, in green leather, gold lettering on spine, marbled endpapers and edges.
Lithograph, printed in brown
- Production date
- 1840-1875 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 430 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
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Width: 290 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Most of the plates published by Fabré, with a few plates published by Troude and some without any publishing detail.
This collection of prints also appears to have been published under the title 'Oeuvre de Boucher reproduit par Emile Wattier d'apres la gravures des dessins originaux' by Fabré in 1884.
Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Dessins d'enfants d'apres F. Boucher
- Acquisition date
- 1875
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1875,0508.1247-1310