Image
Description
Maker
- Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault, 1791-1824, French, printmaker
- Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, printer
Title
March in the Desert (Marche dans le désert)
Year
1822
Medium
Lithograph
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 30.6 x 39.9 cm (12 1/16 x 15 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Lettered with artist's signature in plate: "Gèricault". Lettered LL: "Gèricault del:"; LC: "Marche dans le Dèsert."; LR: "Litho: de C. Motte."
Identification
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State
ii/ii Type
Credit
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Museum Membership Fund
Object Number
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67.056
About
Soldiers on the Egyptian campaign rush into battle, Napoleon in center foreground directing their charge. A gun carriage is seen at right, trains of solders and pyramids visible in the desert landscape. From a series of 16 prints.
Lettered with artist's signature in plate: "Gèricault". Lettered LL: "Gèricault del:"; LC: "Marche dans le Dèsert."; LR: "Litho: de C. Motte."
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