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Object Type
print
Museum number
1917,1208.2067
Title
Object:
J'ai perdu!
Description
Outside a lottery shop, a young boy begs his mother, while she looks dejected, staring straight ahead of her, a lottery ticket in her hand; she is pregant, carrying an infant on her back; another boy stands next to his mother; behind at left, the shop with posters and numbers fixed to the windows; beyond at right, a bollard in front of a wall; over the wall, a bare tree and church seen; after Roëhn. 1824 Engraving and etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Antoine Joseph Chollet
After:
Adolphe Roehn
Printed by:
Chardon père
(Attributed to)
School/style
French
Production date
1824
Production place
Printed in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
385 millimetres
(image size)
Width:
309 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(5)
Beraldi 1885-92 / Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle
(1)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
gambling/gaming
poverty
Acquisition date
1917
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1917,1208.2067