print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1900,1231.1344
- Title
- Object: La Voisin
- Description
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Catherine Voisin conjuring the spirit of Mazarin; she stands by a table, crucifix in hand, while the cardinal's spirit, bust-length, floats above the table; on the left stands a group of men, one of whom is seen shooting at the spirit; illustration to 'Nouvelles causes célèbres ou fastes du crime', volume 6 (Paris: Pourrat, 1845)
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1840-1844 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 227 millimetres
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Width: 157 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See Philippe Cornuaille, 'L'ecran de la Devineresse', in Nouvelles de l'Estampe, 258, Spring 2017, pp.4-22.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Nouvelles causes célèbres ou fastes du crime
- Acquisition date
- 1900
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1900,1231.1344