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Object Type
print
Museum number
1923,0516.1
Title
Object:
Autour de la lampe
Description
A woman and two children sitting around a circular table; on the right, the oldest of the two children writes in a notebook; his sibling, who sits on the other side of the table, looks at him whilst turning the pages of a book; the children's mother, centre, is partly hidden by a lampshade; impression signed and numbered by artist. 1891 Lithograph on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
Auguste Lepère
Published by:
Edmond Sagot
(L.2254)
School/style
French
Production date
1891
Materials
paper
Technique
lithograph
Dimensions
Height:
207 millimetres
(image size)
Width:
290 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
As stated by the inscription this was Lepère's first attempt at lithography.
Bibliographic references
Lotz-Brissonneau & Texier-Bernier 2002 / Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé d'Auguste Lepère
(298)
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
domestic life
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Robert Dunthorne
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Frank E Bliss
(L.265)
Acquisition date
1923
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1923,0516.1