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Sheet of Sketches

A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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

Date:

1829

Artist:

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (French, 1804-1860)
printed by Chez Gihaut Frères (French, 19th century)

About this artwork

As a pioneer of battle vignettes, Denis-Auguste-Marie Raffet depicted many military scenes in sketchbooklike compositions. He began to publish lithographs in 1826, and Sheet of Sketches was one of his early works. This sheet has a seminostalgic, satirical tone, with details of a frantic crowd cheering for a duel between knights and a scene of ritualistic decapitation. Raffet’s lithographs inspired generations of artists and writers, including Honoré de Balzac.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet

Title

Sheet of Sketches

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1829

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 24.1 × 29.7 cm (9 1/2 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 26.3 × 34.9 cm (10 3/8 × 13 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.4907

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