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Drawing
Lafitte, Louis, born 1770 - died 1828 - Enlarge image
Drawing
- Place of origin:
France (probably, made)
- Date:
31 October 1813 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Lafitte, Louis, born 1770 - died 1828 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil
- Museum number:
E.887-1963
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case French Drawings, shelf 1
Physical description
Full-length portrait of Madame Mouron de Réty, facing three-quarters left, seated by a fireside, with a sheet of paper in her right hand.
Place of Origin
France (probably, made)
Date
31 October 1813 (made)
Artist/maker
Lafitte, Louis, born 1770 - died 1828 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Pencil
Marks and inscriptions
'Lafitte'
Signed
'Egerton'
Inscribed by the artist on a book on the table
'31 October 1813'
Dated on the sheet of paper
Dimensions
Height: 29.5 cm, Width: 19.4 cm
Object history note
This portrait and the companion piece, E.886-1963, were bequeathed by the last surviving member of the family of Mouron de Réty to the donor’s grandmother
Descriptive line
Full-length portrait of Madame Mouron de Réty (née Egerton), wife of Édouard Mouron de Réty. Pencil drawing by Louis Lafitte, 1813.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Materials
Pencil
Techniques
Drawing
Subjects depicted
Fireplace; Wife
Categories
Drawings; Portraits
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection