Locuste essaie en presence de Neron le poison prepare pour Britannicus
Maker
After
Joseph Noel Sylvestre (artist)
1847-1926
Albert Ludovic Paul Emile Antony Duvivier (draughtsman)
1842-1900
Burn Smeeton (wood engraver)
1840-1870
Auguste Tilly (wood engraver)
died 1898
(printer)
1806-1886
(printer)
1850-1930
Joseph Noel Sylvestre (artist)
1847-1926
Albert Ludovic Paul Emile Antony Duvivier (draughtsman)
1842-1900
Burn Smeeton (wood engraver)
1840-1870
Auguste Tilly (wood engraver)
died 1898
(printer)
1806-1886
(printer)
1850-1930
Title
Locuste essaie en presence de Neron le poison prepare pour Britannicus
Date of Production
1876
Medium
wood engraving
printed in black
printed in black
Dimensions
Height: 26.6 cm
Width: 33 cm
Width: 33 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.8597
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Provenance: H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.
Literature
Bibliotheque Nationale, Departement des Estampes, Inventaire du Fonds Francais, apres 1800 (IFF), Paris 1930-1967
vol. 7, p. 302, no. 12
vol. 7, p. 302, no. 12
Inscriptions
Inscription: SALON DE 1876. //
Inscription: A. DUVIVIER DEL //
Inscription: LOCUSTE ESSAIE EN PRÉSENCE DE NÉRON LE POISON PRÉPARÉ POUR BRITANNICUS. / (Prix du Salon.) / Dessin du DUVIVIER, d'après le tableau de JOSEPH SYLVESTRE; gravure de SMEETON et TILLY. //
Inscription: L'ART. //
Inscription: Imp. J. CLAYE. (A. QUANTIN, S.) //
Stamp: M //
Stamp: Witt / Library 1979 //
Stamp: ILLUSTRATION : EX. CORNISH COLL. / ACQUIRED BY HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC / LIBRARY, 1928; PRESENTED TO WITT / LIBRARY, 1966 //
Inscription: A. DUVIVIER DEL //
Inscription: LOCUSTE ESSAIE EN PRÉSENCE DE NÉRON LE POISON PRÉPARÉ POUR BRITANNICUS. / (Prix du Salon.) / Dessin du DUVIVIER, d'après le tableau de JOSEPH SYLVESTRE; gravure de SMEETON et TILLY. //
Inscription: L'ART. //
Inscription: Imp. J. CLAYE. (A. QUANTIN, S.) //
Stamp: M //
Stamp: Witt / Library 1979 //
Stamp: ILLUSTRATION : EX. CORNISH COLL. / ACQUIRED BY HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC / LIBRARY, 1928; PRESENTED TO WITT / LIBRARY, 1966 //
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