Reproduction
Creator
Anonymous (artist)
Title
Circular Print of Assignats and Prints of Revolutionary Characters
Production Date
circa 1796
Production Place
France
Object Category
Print
Description
Circular print representing various papers in a trompe l'oeil manner, possibly used to decorate a tobacco box; includes portraits of Orléans, Necker, Marat, Maury, Robespierre, Pétion, Mirabeau, Bailly and Lafayette, as well as assignats and pamphlets; Father Time flies with a scythe in hands; in edges are hidden silhouettes of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Madame Elizabeth and the Dauphin, by Anonymous, French, etching with stipple engraving on laid paper, circa 1796.
Material
Technique
Dimensions
image diameter: 76 mm
support length: 100 mm
support width: 100 mm
Accession Number
LDUCS-10129
Administration Name
UCL Art Museum
