Details
| Artist | Alexis Francois Girard, French, 1787-1870 |
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| Artist | after Gedeon Francois Reverdin, French, 1772-1828 |
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| Date | 19th century |
| Medium | crayon manner engraving in ink on laid paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 21 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (54.9 × 37.5 cm) Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 24 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (62.9 × 41.9 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps |
| Accession Number | 09.1S521 |
| Department | Prints, Drawings & Photographs |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Inscriptions | Inscribed, in plate, below image, lower center: MELPOMENE. Inscribed, lower left: Dessine par G. Reverdin d'apres la Statue faisant partie de la Collection des Muses, decouverte en 1774 a Tivoli, dans la Mon. de Campagne de Casius, dite la Pianella di Cassio. Inscribed, lower right: Grave par F. Girard. Inscribed, 3 lines in plate, fills bottom margin, left edge: Se vend a Paris chez Reverdin, Rue du Sentier, No. 15. | Les Principaux Marchands d'Estampes Inscribed, lower right: Neuvieme feuille de la Collection. | Depose a la Direction de la Librairie. |
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Provenance
Mrs. James E. Scripps [Harriet J.];
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
