A black and white illustration depicting a small group gathered outside a shop window, with people of various ages, dressed in period attire.

Carle Vernet

F. Delpech’s Lithographic Print Shop (Imprimerie Lithographique de F. Delpech)
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Maker

Carle Vernet (French, 1758-1836), designer
Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825), publisher

Title

F. Delpech’s Lithographic Print Shop (Imprimerie Lithographique de F. Delpech)

Year

1818

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

17 x 24.5 cm (6 11/16 x 9 5/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered within image: "Delpech / Album lithographique"; LL: "Carle Vernet"; and below image: "Impremerie Lithographique de F. Delpech"

Stamped with collector's mark of Alfred Beurdeley II (Paris, 1847-1919; Lugt 421)

Inscribed in pen and ink LR: "no. 219"

Marks: RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso.Alfred Beurdeley collector mark in black ink on recto (Lugt 421)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

53.315

Type

Exhibition History

Process Work
Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today
Feb 01, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

Single-sheet lithographic prints, like the ones being sold in these two scenes, were some of the earliest forms of visual media produced in large numbers for public consumption. For the first time, European and American middle-class viewers could afford to buy images that reflected their own lives and interests. The widespread availability of lithographic prints in the early 1800s increased demand for visual images and primed the public for the introduction of photography in the decades to come. 

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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

Carle Vernet (French, 1758-1836), designer
Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825), publisher
F. Delpech’s Lithographic Print Shop (Imprimerie Lithographique de F. Delpech), 1818
Lithograph on paper
17 x 24.5 cm (6 11/16 x 9 5/8 inches) (plate)
Anonymous gift 53.315

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