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La pièce en action (The Piece in Action)
Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet (called Horace Vernet) (French, 1789–1863)
Hippolyte Lecomte (French, 1781–1857)
Printer: Godefroy Engelmann (German, active in France, 1788–1839)
Hippolyte Lecomte (French, 1781–1857)
Printer: Godefroy Engelmann (German, active in France, 1788–1839)
1817
Medium/Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 25.5 × 34.5 cm (10 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
Image: 22.2 × 33 cm (8 3/4 × 13 in.)
Image: 22.2 × 33 cm (8 3/4 × 13 in.)
Credit Line
Lee M. Friedman Fund
Accession Number65.1020
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Beraldi 31: Sanchez 8, only state
DescriptionThe piece of artillery referred to is the cannon.
InscriptionsIn stone, l.l.: Hte Lecomte et H. Vernet Fachit 1817; b.c.: La Piece en Action: Imp. Lithogr de G. Englemann rue Cassette No 18 à Paris
Provenance1965, sold by David James, Miami to the MFA for $25. (Accession Date: September 22, 1965)