PrintsFrench18th century

National Almanac, Dedicated to Friends of the Constitution

1791

Artists

Philibert-Louis DebucourtArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and roulette

Medium

Etching with roulette printed in several colors, printed calendar applied

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 42.3 × 33.1 cm (16 5/8 × 13 1/16 in.) Plate: 49 x 36.5 cm (19 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.) Sheet: 49.6 × 37.3 cm (19 1/2 × 14 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Mortimer L. Schiff, New York (Lugt 1889), by descent; to John Mortimer Schiff, sold [through Christie's London, June 27, 1938, lot no. 37]. Private Collection, United Kingdom. [C. G. Boerner LLC, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.

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