print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1900,1231.624
- Description
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The trial of the dog which stole a capon; a room with the dog's lawyer presenting the dog's pups in an attempt to move the judge, who sits in an armchair at right; at centre, the dog; at right, man holding the capon, and two other men; after Taunay; illustration to 'Les Plaideurs', Act III scene III; illustration to the second edition of 'Oeuvres complètes de Jean Racine' (Paris by Didot: 1816). c.1816
Etching and stipple
- Production date
- 1816 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 215 millimetres
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Width: 135 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is from the octavo edition (1816); for the folio edition (1801-1805) see 1932,0426.19
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: Les Plaideurs
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Associated Title: Oeuvres complètes de Jean Racine (1798-1805)
- Acquisition date
- 1900
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1900,1231.624