File:Drawing, Sketches for scenes 1 and 2 of the cartoon for cotton printing- The History of Henry IV (L'Histoire de Henri IV), ca. 1820 (CH 18102857-2).jpg

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English: Drawing, Sketches for scenes 1 and 2 of the cartoon for cotton printing: The History of Henry IV [L'Histoire de Henri IV], ca. 1820   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Possibly by Hartmann et Fils
Title
English: Drawing, Sketches for scenes 1 and 2 of the cartoon for cotton printing: The History of Henry IV [L'Histoire de Henri IV], ca. 1820
Description
English: Scene from Voltaire's epic, "Henriade". Henry IV seated in a landscape near the Port of Dieppe, with his friend, Duplessis-Mornay, converses with a holy hermit (Canto I, lines 229-232).
Date circa 1820
date QS:P571,+1820-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium graphite on cream-colored paper
Dimensions 29.1 x 87.3 cm (11 7/16 x 34 3/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1898-21-21-a
Credit line Gift of Bridget Mahon
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Inscription in graphite, in the artist's hand, lower margin: groupe/ coin a droite/ repare ager/ la coin a gauche/ du bas; [and quoatation from Voltaire's text, bottom left and right].
  • Period: Neoclassical
  • Country: France
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