Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
2. Bida, Alexandre, 1813-1895.
3. Boucher, François, 1703-1770.
4. Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.
5. Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.
6. Hals, Frans, 1584-1666.
7. Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
8. Ziem, Félix François Georges Philibert, 1821-1911.
9. S.P. Avery Collection.

Description

1. 26 prints : etchings; 18.2 x 24.9 cm or smaller.

Summary

1. 12 heads of women designed for china service, reproductive prints after a Hals portrait of a woman, Herodiade by Levy, Virgin of the Innocents by Rubens, two prints from L'Histoire de Joseph and three prints from Le Livre de Ruth by Bida, and La Peche after Ziem. There are also portraits of Rajon and Coppée, an original etching of Le Roman Comique and a print, probably of Rabelais.

Subject

1. Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
2. Rabelais, François, approximately 1490-1553?
3. Rajon, Paul Adolphe, 1843?-1888
4. Bible
5. Camels in art
6. Pomona (Roman deity)
7. Porcelain
8. Vertumnus (Roman deity)

Genre/Form

1. Portraits – French – 19th century.
2. Etchings – French – 19th century.
3. Prints – French – 19th century.
4. Reproductive prints – French – 19th century.

Contents

1. B4a-l. Douze têtes de femme -- B6i. Vertumne et Pomone -- B7a. Portrait de femme au gant, d'après F. Hals -- B7c. La Vierge aux innocents, d'après Rubens -- B7i. Hérodiade, d'après H. Lévy -- B14. Rabelais -- B*20a. [tailpiece: Joseph in prison] -- B*20b. [tailpiece: Joseph reunited with his brothers] -- B*20c. Orpha baisa sa belle-mère, et s'en retourna: mais Ruth s'attacha à Noémi sans la vouloir quitter -- B*20d. [Two men on horseback] -- B*20e. [Man with camel] Bida, Le Livre de Ruth, p. 13 -- B21h. Rajon -- B21i. Coppée -- B22. Eau-forte originale (Le Roman Comique) -- B23. La Peche after Ziem.

Call number

1. MEZAC

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. B7c is not part of the Avery Collection but forms part of the Ford Collection.

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Cite as (note)

1. S.P. Avery Collection.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Holdings checked in departmental copy of Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 2, p. 148-151.

Provenance (note)

1. Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.

Author

1. Boilvin, E. (Emile), 1845-1899.

Title

1. Reproductive prints and porcelain designs [graphic]

Imprint

1. 1870-1876.

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Cite as:

1. S.P. Avery Collection.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.

Indexes

1. Holdings checked in departmental copy of Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 2, p. 148-151.

Provenance

1. Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.

Added author

1. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector
2. Bida, Alexandre, 1813-1895.
3. Boucher, François, 1703-1770.
4. Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902. Collector
5. Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941. Collector
6. Hals, Frans, 1584-1666.
7. Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
8. Ziem, Félix François Georges Philibert, 1821-1911.
9. S.P. Avery Collection.

Research call number

1. MEZAC