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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.108
People
Théodore Géricault, French (Rouen 1791 - 1824 Paris)
Title
The Sleeping Fishmonger
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Le Marchand de Poissons Endormi
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1820-1821
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361738

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lithograph on off-white wove paper
Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
image: 21.8 × 29 cm (8 9/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
sheet: 29.1 × 41.7 cm (11 7/16 × 16 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: Gericault: Mercant de poisson apres a sans etat et [illegible] / 1705661 [illegible erased text]
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite, erased: 7-5
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite, erased: [illegible] 24

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Susan Schulman Printseller, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
only state
Standard Reference Number
Delteil 24; Clément 40

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.108
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
Printed from "stone" paper

Publication History

  • Christina Taylor, "Géricault's 'Stone Paper'", Index Magazine, Harvard Art Museums ([e-journal], October 25, 2018), https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/article/gericault-s-stone-paper, accessed January 31, 2019

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