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Drawing

1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, full-length, facing right, of an unidentified man. Inscribed in pencil, and dated 'Chef de la...1851' and also, in another hand, illegibly.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Brief description
Prosper Lafaye (or Lafait, Lafay), Portrait, full-length, facing right, of an unidentified man
French School
Physical description
Portrait, full-length, facing right, of an unidentified man. Inscribed in pencil, and dated 'Chef de la...1851' and also, in another hand, illegibly.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.3cm
  • Width: 21.8cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO 1969
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Chef de la...1851' (Inscribed in pencil, and dated)
  • (Inscribed in another hand, illegibly)
Credit line
Given by Dr. Germaine Montreuil-Straus
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969
Collection
Accession number
E.164-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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