Research Catalog

Miscellaneous etchings

Title
Miscellaneous etchings [graphic] / F. Chifflart.
Author
Chifflart, François Nicolas, 1825-1901.
Publication
1859-1884.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
  • Gaucherel, Léon, 1816-1886.
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Description
24 prints : etching; 32 x 36.3 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Original prints and book illustrations, including title pages for L'Eau-forte en 1878 and 1879. Subjects include landscapes, one possibly a view of Montmartre; allegories of justice and melancholy; Salvatore Rosa and brigands; and men fighting with lions. Book illustrations are for Histoires extraordinaires /d'Edgar Poe and Nouvelles histoires extraordinaires /d'Edgar Poe.
Subject
  • Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673
  • Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
  • Brigands and robbers
  • Justice in art
  • Lion in art
  • Lion attacks
Genre/Form
  • Allegories.
  • Book illustrations – French – 19th century.
  • Landscape prints – French – 19th century.
  • Title pages. – 2gmgpc
  • Cancellation proofs.
  • Collectors' marks.
  • Etchings – French – 19th century.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Dates from Francois Chifflart graveur et illustrateur / catalogue établi et rédigé par Valérie Sueur.
  • S80-S90. Not listed in Francois Chifflart graveur et illustrateur or in Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle.
  • S82. printed from cancelled plate.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Holdings checked in departmental copy of Francois Chifflart graveur et illustrateur / catalogue établi et rédigé par Valérie Sueur.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. S2, S4 bear stamp of F. Masson (Lugt 1031). S3. inscribed: à Mr. Léon Gaucherel F. Chifflart.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Contents
S2. L'Affliction -- S3. L'Envoyé de la Justice -- S4. Salvator Rosa et les brigands -- S20. Un jour de récompense -- S22. Les liens du mal -- S31. Mélancolie -- S32. Le Passé -- S33. L'Arte -- S40. Frontispice de l'Eau-forte en 1878 -- B41. Frontispice de l'Eau-forte en 1879 -- S43. Dans les campagnes de Rome -- S78. Frontispice des Histoires extraordinaires d'Edgar Poe -- S79. Frontispice des Nouvelles histoires extraordinaires d'Edgar Poe -- S80. Parricide -- S81. [Kneeling winged figure with large shield] -- S82. [Four figures: 2 men, 2 women] -- S83. [Battle scene with lions] -- S84. [Reclining man, seated lion] -- S85. [Seated man approached by a lion bearing animal in jaws] -- S86. [Hercules?] -- S87. [Quarry - Montmartre?] -- S88. [Landscape with trees] -- S89. [Landscape with trees] -- S90. [Desolate landscape, figure with 2 small children in background]
Call Number
MEZAC
OCLC
NYPG96-F2
Author
Chifflart, François Nicolas, 1825-1901.
Title
Miscellaneous etchings [graphic] / F. Chifflart.
Imprint
1859-1884.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Cite As:
S.P. Avery Collection.
Linking Entry
Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Indexes
Holdings checked in departmental copy of Francois Chifflart graveur et illustrateur / catalogue établi et rédigé par Valérie Sueur.
Provenance
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. S2, S4 bear stamp of F. Masson (Lugt 1031). S3. inscribed: à Mr. Léon Gaucherel F. Chifflart.
Added Author
Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector
Gaucherel, Léon, 1816-1886. Collector
S.P. Avery Collection.
Research Call Number
MEZAC
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