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Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers

Phaedra and Hippolytus

Description

Maker

Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers (French, 1779-1857), engraver
After Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin (French, 1774-1833), designer

Title

Phaedra and Hippolytus

Year

ca. 1802

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

43 x 52.4 cm (16 15/16 x 20 5/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered: LL: "Pen par P.re Guérin"; LR: "Gravé par Aug.te Boucher Desnoyers."; and LC: "Phédre et Hippolyte"

Identification

Standard Reference Number

IFF no. 11

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.115

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966

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Tombstone

Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers (French, 1779-1857), engraver
After Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin (French, 1774-1833), designer
Phaedra and Hippolytus, ca. 1802
Engraving
43 x 52.4 cm (16 15/16 x 20 5/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.115

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