Hyacinth Aubry-Lecomte (French, 1787-1858)
after Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824)
printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839)
Galvina, from Collection of Study Heads
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Hyacinth Aubry-Lecomte (French, 1787-1858)
after Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824)
printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839)1821
Galvina, from Collection of Study Heads
Hyacinth Aubry-Lecomte (French, 1787-1858) after Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824) printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839) →lithographprint
Date
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Joseph T. Ryerson Fund
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.
Also notable
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Hyacinthe-Louis-Victor-Jean-Baptiste Aubry-Lecomte (French, 1787-1858) after Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824) printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839)
Swaran, after The Apotheosis of French Heroes Who Died for Their Country during the War for Liberty
Hyacinthe-Louis-Victor-Jean-Baptiste Aubry-Lecomte (French, 1787-1858) after Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824) printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839)