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Object Type
Museum number: 1989,0930.57
Title: Object: Tobi, portez ce pli chez la comtesse...; Series: Bêtises
Description: Number 1: A gentleman handing a letter to a young messenger boy, giving him instructions; he stands by a fireplace at left, in a dressing gown; beyond, the room is furnished with a writing table, a chair, pictures on the wall and a commode. 1837 Hand-coloured lithograph
Producer name: Print made by: Jules Joseph Guillaume Bourdet; Printed by: Aubert; Printed by: Junca; Published by: Aubert
School/style
Production date: 1837
Production place: Printed in: Paris (France); Published in: Paris (France)
Materials
Technique: lithograph; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 147 millimetres (image); Width: 189 millimetres
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Curator's comments: From a humorous lithographic series entitled 'Bêtises', published by Aubert. The series consists of about 17 lithographs.
Bibliographic references: IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (19); Beraldi 1885-92 / Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle (Not described)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1989
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1989,0930.57

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