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The shadow of Marguerite appearing to Faust
Artist: Eugène Delacroix (1798 - 1863) Primary
Artist: Goyer & Hermet Printer
Date:
1828
19th century
Dimensions:
10.24 x 13.58 in. (26 x 34.5 cm)
Dimensions Extent:
image
Object Type:
Print
Creation Place:
Europe, France
Medium and Support:
Lithograph on paper
Credit Line:
Gift of James M. Reed, 2017.
Accession Number:
2017.35.40
This work is not currently on view
At the urging of the printer Charles Motte, Delacroix created a suite of eighteen lithographs to illustrate a French translation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s tragic play Faust. At lower left, the inscription reads: "Delacroix inv[eni]t et Lithog[raphie]." The printer is identified at lower right: "Lith. Goyer et Hermet, 7, pas. Dauphine."
The French text beneath the image reads "Laisse cet objet, on se trouve jamais bien de le regarder... tus as bien entondu racouter l'historie de meduse? Faust. Assurément ce sont là les yeux d'un mort, qu'une main amie n'a point fermes; c'est la le sien que Marguerite m'a livré, c'est le corps charmant que j'ai possèdé."
or
"Leave this object, it is never good to look at it... have you heard of the story of Medusa? Faust. Assuredly these are the eyes of a dead man, which a friendly hand is not firm; it is hers that Marguerite gave me, it is the charming body that I possessed."
The French text beneath the image reads "Laisse cet objet, on se trouve jamais bien de le regarder... tus as bien entondu racouter l'historie de meduse? Faust. Assurément ce sont là les yeux d'un mort, qu'une main amie n'a point fermes; c'est la le sien que Marguerite m'a livré, c'est le corps charmant que j'ai possèdé."
or
"Leave this object, it is never good to look at it... have you heard of the story of Medusa? Faust. Assuredly these are the eyes of a dead man, which a friendly hand is not firm; it is hers that Marguerite gave me, it is the charming body that I possessed."
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prints
Pictorial works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes. When emphasizing the individual printed image, use "impressions." Avoid the controversial expression "original prints," except in reference to discussions of the expression's use. If prints are neither "reproductive prints" nor "popular prints," use the simple term "prints." With regard to photographs, prefer "photographic prints"; for types of reproductions of technical drawings and documents, see terms found under "reprographic copies."
Pictorial works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes. When emphasizing the individual printed image, use "impressions." Avoid the controversial expression "original prints," except in reference to discussions of the expression's use. If prints are neither "reproductive prints" nor "popular prints," use the simple term "prints." With regard to photographs, prefer "photographic prints"; for types of reproductions of technical drawings and documents, see terms found under "reprographic copies."
public domain
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nineteenth century
Century in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 1800 to 1899 (or 1801 to 1900).
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