Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour and Lemercier et Cie.
La Damnation de Faust: Apparition de Marguerite
1882-1892
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- Artist: Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour
- Publisher: Lemercier et Cie.
La Damnation de Faust: Apparition de Marguerite
1882-1892
Physical Qualities
Lithograph on chine collé, Sheet: 347 × 248 mm. (13 11/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
Image: 233 × 154 mm. (9 3/16 × 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.5456
Marguerite, with two angels playing harp above her; at right, the faces of Méphistophélès and Faust; an illustration to Jullien's "Hector Berlioz, sa vie et ses oeuvres" (Paris: Librairie de l'Art, 1888), republished in "L'Art" depicting a scene from Berlioz's "La Damnation de Faust."
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL, "Au Théâtre," Jan. 6 - 26, 1969.
Inscribed: Above the image "(Salon de 1888)" Below the image in the center the title and "Lithographie de M. Fantin Latour" To the left "L'Art" To the rt. "Imp. Lemercier & Cie Paris"
Markings: CM: Maryland Institute Lucas Collection (Lugt 1695c)
Artist
Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour
1835–1903
French, 1836 - 1904
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