print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1898,0527.264
Description: Two sans-culottes standing guard outside Marat's house; one stands in front of the door, a spear in hand; the other sits on the left and smokes a pipe; illustration from Esquiros' 'Histoire des Montagnards' (Paris, Librarie de la Renaissance, 1876), with letterpress text on verso Wood-engraving, letterpress
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Production date: 1876
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Technique: wood-engraving; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 152 millimetres (illustration, image size); Width: 114 millimetres
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Curator's comments: The name of the illustrator is difficult to decipher: A. Behn? A. Belin?
Bibliographic references: De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique. (undescribed); Chevremont 1876 / Marat - index du bibliophile et de l'amateur de peintures, gravures, etc (undescribed)
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Associated with: Jean Paul Marat; Associated with: Alphonse Esquiros
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Acquisition date: 1898
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1898,0527.264

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