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Object Type
print
Museum number
1876,1111.489
Title
Object:
Mort de L. de Vinci
Description
The death of Leonardo da Vinci, expiring in the arms of King François I, after Ingres; a trial proof of the right hand portion of the plate, showing a mourning boy standing at the end of the bed, with man standing behind him and placing a comforting hand on his shoulder; other figures standing in the background Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Joseph Théodore Richomme
After:
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
School/style
French
Production date
1818-1849
(c)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
310 millimetres
(cut)
Width:
215 millimetres
Curator's comments
After the painting in the Musée du Petit Palais in Paris, painted in 1818 by Ingres. The Department of Prints and Drawings keeps four of these trial proofs: see 1876,1111.486 to 489.
Bibliographic references
Beraldi 1885-92 / Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle
(24)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
death
Associated names
Associated with:
Leonardo da Vinci
Associated with:
François I, King of France
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Philippe Burty
(L.413)
Purchased through:
Sotheby's
(sale 27.iv-2.v.1876/653)
Purchased through:
Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau
Acquisition date
1876
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1876,1111.489