Comedy pattern frame
Print
1907-1908 (made)
1907-1908 (made)
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This frame design was made by painter and etcher Theodore Roussel in the 1890s. Roussel designed mounts and frames as ensembles and printed them in colours specially chosen to complement the print that they framed.
The V&A holds the only known surviving complete mounted and framed set of prints by Roussel, object numbers E.1471-1991 to E.1479-1991 inclusive.
Roussel was born in Britanny and educated in Paris. In 1874 he moved to England. It was at Whistler's suggestion that he took up etching, developing the master's highly personal and private vision into public decorative works intended for the domestic interior.
The V&A holds the only known surviving complete mounted and framed set of prints by Roussel, object numbers E.1471-1991 to E.1479-1991 inclusive.
Roussel was born in Britanny and educated in Paris. In 1874 he moved to England. It was at Whistler's suggestion that he took up etching, developing the master's highly personal and private vision into public decorative works intended for the domestic interior.
Object details
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| Title | Comedy pattern frame (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Softground etching |
| Brief description | Proof of frame designed by the artist Theodore Roussel for one of a set of 9 prints by the same artist. Softground etching. Comedy pattern frame; 1907-1908. |
| Physical description | Two lovers surrounded by figure of pan and other dancing figures and decorated with buunches of grapes. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Trust and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | R.P. 90/2347 |
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| Summary | This frame design was made by painter and etcher Theodore Roussel in the 1890s. Roussel designed mounts and frames as ensembles and printed them in colours specially chosen to complement the print that they framed. The V&A holds the only known surviving complete mounted and framed set of prints by Roussel, object numbers E.1471-1991 to E.1479-1991 inclusive. Roussel was born in Britanny and educated in Paris. In 1874 he moved to England. It was at Whistler's suggestion that he took up etching, developing the master's highly personal and private vision into public decorative works intended for the domestic interior. |
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| Accession number | E.1486-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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