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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.230
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
The Weathervane
Other Titles
Original Language Title: La Girouette
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
March 1815
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/342852

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching with hand coloring on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 37 x 27.5 cm (14 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
plate: 24 x 16.6 cm (9 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
image: 20.8 x 14.7 cm (8 3/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on plate, in speech bubbles : Vive l'Empereur!

    Vive le Roi!...
  • inscription: on plate, below image: La Girouette
  • inscription: on plate, l.r.: Déposé &.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[A&D Martinez, Paris, 2012], to; Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, 2012.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Jakob Rosenberg Fund
Accession Year
2012
Object Number
2012.230
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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