Cartoon for Cotton Printing: 'Les Quatre Saisons', B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836, J. L. Lebert, French, early 19th century, Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash, on cream paper, pieced; squared in graphite for transfer, Bacchus, seated on a donkey and attended by wood-nymphs, approaches an altar at which Silenus is making a sacrifice and about which a drunken revel is taking place (symbolizing Autumn); In the lower right, Chronos warms himself at a fire before the entrance to an ice-covered cave, and is accompanied by another figure, while in the distance towards the left, a feast is seen taking place (symbolizing Winter)., Probably Munster, France, 1815–20, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Cartoon, Cotton Printing, 'Les Quatre Saisons', B, M, Lebert, 1759–1836, J, L, Lebert, French, early 19th century, Hartmann et Fils, Munster, France, Pen, brown ink, brush, grey wash, cream paper, pieced, squared, graphite, transfer, Bacchus, seated, donkey, attended, wood-nymphs, approaches, altar, Silenus, sacrifice, drunken revel, taking place, symbolizing Autumn, lower right, Chronos warms, fire, entrance, ice-covered cave, accompanied, another figure, distance towards, left, feast, taking place, symbolizing Winter, Munster, France, 1815–20, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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