Gustave Courbet and Vion
The Apostle Jean Journet Setting Off for the Conquest of Universal Harmony
1849
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- Artist: Gustave Courbet
- Printer: Vion
The Apostle Jean Journet Setting Off for the Conquest of Universal Harmony
1849
Physical Qualities
Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 327 x 240 mm. (12 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Plate: 250 x 176 mm. (9 13/16 x 6 15/16 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
1996.48.640
Trimmed sheet, depicting only the image of Jean Journet, mounted to paper. The print was originally issued as a broadside and accompanied by song verses. See Nochlin's article, "Gustave Courbet's Meeting: A Portrait of the Artist as a Wandering Jew," The Art Bulletin, vol. 49, no. 3 (Sept. 1967) for an image of the broadside illustration and a discussion of the subject.
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
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Inscribed: Signed in stone: lower right "G. Courbet" Inscribed in stone: lower right "Lith. Vion r. St. Jacques, 21" Inscribed in pencil: along bottom, in Lucas' hand "Lithographie original de Courbet - Portrait de JEAN JOURNET" Inscribed in ink: verso "Jean Journet / apôtre de l'Humanité"
Markings: Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
