M21315.1-33: The History of Jacobinsim, Its Crimes, Cruelties and Perfidies: Comprising an Inquiry into the Manner of Disseminating, Under the Appearance of Philosophy and Virtue, Principles which are Equally Subversive of Order, Virtue, Religion, Liberty and Happiness
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M21315.1-33
- People
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Jean François Janinet, French (1752 - 1814)
Author: William Playfair, British, Scottish (1759 - 1823)
- Title
- The History of Jacobinsim, Its Crimes, Cruelties and Perfidies: Comprising an Inquiry into the Manner of Disseminating, Under the Appearance of Philosophy and Virtue, Principles which are Equally Subversive of Order, Virtue, Religion, Liberty and Happiness
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Gravures Historiques des principaux événements depuis l'ouverture des Etats
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- book
- Date
- 1795
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/55282
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Red leather and marble bound book with etchings and engravings
- Technique
- Etching and aquatint
- Dimensions
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closed: 21.2 x 14.2 x 6.6 cm (8 3/8 x 5 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
open: 21.2 x 33 x 6.6 cm (8 3/8 x 13 x 2 5/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patrice Higonnet
- Accession Year
- 1990
- Object Number
- M21315.1-33
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/13/2016 - 01/05/2017
- Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/2022 - 01/15/2023
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