Centenaire H. Berlioz

Centenaire H. Berlioz

Item Information

Title:
Centenaire H. Berlioz
Description:
The bust of Berlioz is on a column base. Two flying figures, coming from the right, pay him their homage. Both are in profile. Glory is seen with a naked breast and has a palm in her right hand. With her other hand, she will put a crown on his head. Higher up, in the sky, Fame blows her trumpet. Below there is massive thick greenery.
Artist:
Fantin-Latour, Henri, 1836-1904
Name on Item:
H. Fantin
Date:
1903
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Periodical illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints
Subjects:
Composers
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hédiard: H. 175
Additional information accompanying item: Indications of a border in crayon. Signature below, to the right, with scraper - "Fantin." Lower margin - "Centenaire H. Berlioz, 11 decembre 1903." 8 trial proofs before the edition of 50 impressions. Stone destroyed. Executed in 1903. Transferred without retouching. Imp. Clot. Reproduced in the "Revue musicale" of Nov. 30, 1903. This imp. is on papier pelure and is signed.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; 1949
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Hédiard, Germain. "Fantin-Latour : catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographique du maître, précédé d'une étude par Germain Hédiard et d'une notice sur Germain Hédiard par Léonce Bénédite." Librairie de l'art ancien et moderne, 1906, Paris.
Notes (object):
Only state.
Identifier:
17_10_000477
Barcode:
36666003797558