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Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault, printmaker

March in the Desert (Marche dans le désert), 1822

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

Materials

  • lithograph

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 30.6 x 39.9 cm (12 1/16 x 15 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered with artist's signature in plate: "Gèricault". Lettered LL: "Gèricault del:"; LC: "Marche dans le Dèsert."; LR: "Litho: de C. Motte."

Identification

State

ii/ii

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

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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