print
- Museum number
- 1993,0725.21
- Title
- Object: Château de Jarmoux, près de Villefranche
- Description
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Two oaks on an embankment, with fortified chateau beyond; proof. c.1850-60
Etching, on thin wove tipped to old stiff wove backing
- Production date
- 1850-1860 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 100 millimetres
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Width: 185 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Paul Saint-Olive was born and died in Lyon, where he worked as a designer for a silk factory there. He made several etchings and wrote numerous articles and works, including the local history of Lyon and literary subjects. In 1847, he travelled to Italy, where he sojourned in Rome (Audin & Vial, p.193).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1993
- Acquisition notes
- According to the dealer, this came from an old Lyon collection of etchings, which was then broken up. This print is listed in the Bonafous-Murat dealer catalogue of March 1987 under no 411.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1993,0725.21
