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print
;
newspaper/periodical
Object Type
print
newspaper/periodical
Museum number
1876,0510.273
Title
Object:
Les mendiants
Description
Beggars; a child stands under a window and holds aloft a hat; his mother stands by his side, carrying another child on her back; published in 'L'Artiste', VIII, 1834. 1834 Lithograph
Producer name
Print made by:
Alexandre Gabriel Decamps
Printed by:
Bénard
School/style
French
Production date
1834
Materials
paper
Technique
lithograph
Dimensions
Height:
200 millimetres
(image area)
Width:
152 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Moreau 1869 / Decamps et son oeuvre
(14.I)
(p.27)
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(24)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
charity
beggar
Associated titles
Associated Title:
L'Artiste
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Philippe Burty
(L.413a)
Purchased through:
Sotheby's
(sale 27.iv-2.v.1876/203)
Purchased through:
Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau
Acquisition date
1876
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1876,0510.273