Rodolphe Bresdin

The Comedy of Death (La Comédie de la Mort)

Maker

Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885)
Lemercier, printer

Title

The Comedy of Death (La Comédie de la Mort)

Year

1861

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 23.8 x 14.9 cm (9 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--In LL:In Lemercier Paris ; in LC: DEPOSE/ LA COMÉDIE DE LA MORT ; signed, LR:RODOLPhe(sic) BresDen fecit

Marks: RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

only state; sixth printing

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

47.139

Type

Exhibition History

Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room
Sep 28, 1948 – Oct 30, 1948

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822-1885)
Lemercier, printer
The Comedy of Death (La Comédie de la Mort), 1861
Lithograph on paper
Plate: 23.8 x 14.9 cm (9 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches)
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 47.139

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