Mirabeau arrive aux Champs Élisées (Mirabeau Arrives at the Elysian Fields) Engraver: Louis Joseph Masquelier I (French, 1741–1811)
After: Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune (French, 1741–1814)

1792

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to platemark): 10 3/4 × 13 9/16 in. (27.3 × 34.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Ivan E. Phillips, B.A. 1956, and Winifred Phillips in memory of Neil Phillips, J.D. 1951

Accession Number

2008.196.1

Geography

Made in France

Culture

French

Period

18th century

Classification

Prints

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Provenance
Sotheby's Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, 1 April 2008, Lot 202; Susan Schulman Printseller, LLC to Ivan Phillips
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

engravings, etchings

Marks

verso, in graphite: at the bottom right "97/197"; [illegible signature]; written vertically along the right edge "Emile W. 1999."; and at the lower left corner "Mailingon[?] 0 No/482/MK/150.-"

Inscriptions

Lower left beneath image: J. M. Moreau le J.ne inv; lower right beneath image: L. J. Masquelier sculpt; centered beneath image: MIRABEAU ARRIVE AUX CHAMPS ÉLISÉES / Sur sa tête le Génie de la liberté portant une banderolle avec cette inscription: La France libre. Il s'avance verse J. J. Rousseau et lui présente une Charte Cons / titution.de Francklin lui pose une couronne de chéne sur la tête; Montesquieu, Voltaire, Mably et Fénélon viennent le recevoir. Sur le 2.e plan, Demosthenes et Ciceron / s'entre tiennent de l'orateur français et le contemplent; des Génies le suivant charges de ses oeuvres. (Mirabeau arrives at the Elysian Fields. Over his head the Spirit of Liberty carries a banner with this inscription: The Free France. [Mirabeau] advances toward J. J. Rousseau and presents him with a constitutional charter. Franklin is placing an oak wreath on his head; Montesquieu Voltaire, Mably and Fénélon are coming to receive him. In the mid-ground, Demosthenes and Cicero, holding one another, contemplate the French orator; putti follow [Mirabeau] loaded with his works.); lower left corner: A Paris chez M. Desmaison rui St. Jacques No. 13

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