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Possibly:
Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France)  Search this
Author:
Voltaire, French, 1694 - 1778  Search this
Medium:
Graphite on cream-colored paper, mounted
Dimensions:
28.1 × 86.1 cm (11 1/16 × 33 7/8 in.)
Type:
textile designs
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
possibly Munster, France
Date:
ca. 1820
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Island scene from Voltaire's epic, La Henriade. Henri the IV before his tent on the field of battle, outside the walls of Paris, counsels the Chevalier d'Aumale before his duel with Henri, Vicomte de Turenne (Canto X, lines 48-49).
Credit Line:
Gift of Bridget Mahon
Accession Number:
1898-21-22-a
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq420413c0f-485b-4bae-9619-b7fbdb6e07c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1898-21-22-a