book of prints; print

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Object Type: book of prints; print
Museum number: 1926,0412.278.1-20
Description: "Folies-Gauloises depuis les Romains jusqu'à nos Jours. Album de Moeurs et de Costumes par Gustave Doré" (Paris, au Bureau du Journal Amusant) n.d. [1852]; containing 20 humourous lithographs by Doré, numbered 1 to 20, on French manners from the Romans to the present day. Bound together in original green title wrapper. Lithographs
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Production date: 1852
Production place: Published in: Paris (France)
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Dimensions: Height: 261 millimetres; Width: 331 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
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Curator's comments: Beraldi notes that the "Folies-Gauloises" contains the germs of the illustrations for "Contes drôlatiques", and was republished in London with the title "Historical Cartoons for the 1st century to the 19th." Green wrapper has large ink stain across the title.
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: humour; history; costume/clothing
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Acquisition date: 1926
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1926,0412.278.1-20

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