Research Catalog

Book illustrations and theater programs

Title
Book illustrations and theater programs [graphic] / Edouard Detaille.
Author
Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard, 1848-1912.
Publication
1867-1880.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
  • Delâtre, Auguste, 1822-1907.
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Description
5 prints : etching, drypoint, aquatint; 23.5 x 15.4 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Etched book illustrations by Jean-Baptiste Edouard Detaille for Fables de la Fontaine and Mélodies by Comte d'Osmoy; Etched theater programs for Cercle de l'Union artistique; Sheet of miscellaneous sketches. Subjects includes dandies, dreams, firefighters and soldiers, one on horseback. Some printed by Auguste Delâtre.
Subject
  • La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
  • Cercle de l'Union Artistique
  • Dandies
  • Dreams in art
  • Fire fighters > France > Paris
  • Horses in art
  • Soldiers in art
Genre/Form
  • Book illustrations – French – 19th century.
  • Theater programs – French – 19th century.
  • Etchings – French – 19th century.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • B13 is dated 1867 by artist although dated ca. 1874 by Bibliothèque National Inventaire du Fonds Francais après 1800, v. 6.
  • Includes one photomechanical reproduction.
  • Prints signed in pencil; some include notations by artist.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Holdings checked in departmental copy of Henri Béraldi, les graveurs de XIXe siècle, v. 5.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Contents
8bis. Programme pour le Cercle de l'Union artistique 27 janvier 1876 -- B8. Programme pour le Cercle de l'Union artistique 18 avril 1874 -- B10. [Unidentified book illustration] -- B11. L'Enfouisseur et son Compère -- B12. Rêve guerrier d'un jeune enfant -- B13. Feuille de croquis, muscadins, grenadier et cuirassier à cheval.
Call Number
MEZAC
OCLC
NYPG97-F105
Author
Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard, 1848-1912.
Title
Book illustrations and theater programs [graphic] / Edouard Detaille.
Imprint
1867-1880.
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 Henri Béraldi, les graveurs de XIXe siècle, v. 5.
Provenance
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.
Added Author
Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector
Delâtre, Auguste, 1822-1907. Printer
S.P. Avery Collection.
Research Call Number
MEZAC
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