Sketches for scenes 1 and 2 of the cartoon for cotton printing: The History of Henry IV L'Histoire de Henri IV

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Possibly
Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France)
Author
Voltaire, French, 1694 - 1778
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
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).
Credit Line
Gift of Bridget Mahon
ca. 1820
Accession Number
1898-21-21-a
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
textile designs
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite on cream-colored paper, mounted
Dimensions
29.1 x 87.3 cm (11 7/16 x 34 3/8 in.)
made in
Possible Munster, France
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Record ID
chndm_1898-21-21-a
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ee1fee86-37e9-4f4a-a480-97666a1464d3
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