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Drawing, Sketches for Scenes Four and Five of Cartoon for Cotton Printing: L'Histoire de Henri IV
This is a Drawing. It was written by Voltaire and manufactured by Hartmann et Fils. It is dated ca. 1820. Its medium is graphite on cream-colored paper, mounted. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Bridget Mahon.
It is credited Gift of Bridget Mahon.
Its dimensions are
28.1 x 86.1 cm (11 1/16 x 33 7/8 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, left margin: Le Roi mit desu les main la gloire de la france / la, dit-il l'un superbe abaisser l'insolence. / chant 10 [...] Inscribed in pencil in the artist's hand: "groupe coin a sauche" (middle left center), and "groupe/coin a droite/ pour reperé/ ager la groupe/ a gauche du haut" (extreme right center), and quotations from Volataire's text (bottom left and venter).
Cite this object as
Drawing, Sketches for Scenes Four and Five of Cartoon for Cotton Printing: L'Histoire de Henri IV; Written by Voltaire; Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils (France); France; graphite on cream-colored paper, mounted; 28.1 x 86.1 cm (11 1/16 x 33 7/8 in.); Gift of Bridget Mahon; 1898-21-22-b
