print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1932,0426.40
- Description
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Iphigenia arrives at the Greek camp on a chariot driven by Clytemnestra; she is greeted by men offering her a dove and flower wreaths, or playing the lyre for her; after Gérard; illustration to 'Iphigénie', Act I scene 4, in 'Oeuvres complètes de Jean Racine' (first published in Paris by Didot, 1801-1805). c.1801/1805
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1801-1805 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 392 millimetres
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Width: 265 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See 1932,0426.1 for comment on the set.
The plate is simply signed 'Massard', which could refer to Jean Massard or one off his sons.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: Iphigénie
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Associated Title: Oeuvres complètes de Jean Racine (1798-1805)
- Acquisition date
- 1932
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1932,0426.40