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Galvina, from Collection of Study Heads

A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1821

Artist:

Hyacinth Aubry-Lecomte (French, 1787-1858)
after Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824)
printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839)

About this artwork

Aubry-Lecomte, a student of Girodet, used the new art of lithography to reproduce the heightened facial expressions then prevalent in Romantic history painting. This evocative lithograph, shown at the Salon of 1822, is based on Girodet’s 1802 painting Ossian Receiving Napoleonic Officers (in the collection of Chateau du Malmaison). Galvina, shown at the left, is a tragic character from the fabricated epic poetry of the fictional Scottish bard Ossian, highly popular in the 18th century.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hyacinthe Louis Aubry-Lecomte

Title

Galvina, from Collection of Study Heads

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1821

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 40.6 × 30.5 cm (16 × 12 1/16 in.); Sheet: 50.2 × 39.5 cm (19 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Joseph T. Ryerson Fund

Reference Number

1985.48

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