Unfinished cartoon for cotton printing: Unidentified subject, B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836, Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Pen and grey washes on cream-colored paper (mounted), The design for a textile shows three scenes from an unidentified play or novel of historical subject. Lower left: a bearded figure kneel in supplication before two women, with a tomb monument in the background; center, a prisoner in chains, accompanied by two soldiers, is brought before two women, in a tropical setting with palm trees; upper right, two artmed soldiers flee from a third, apparently slain, with the statue of the Farnese Hurcules in the background. Three trophies complete the composition: articles of war and peace; lower right, a trophy composed of armor. A single indication for ground patterning is given., Probably Munster, France, ca. 1820, Drawing, Drawing
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Unfinished cartoon, cotton printing, Unidentified subject, B, M, Lebert, 1759–1836, Hartmann et Fils, Munster, France, Pen, grey washes, cream-colored paper, mounted, design, textile, three scenes, unidentified play, novel, historical subject, Lower left, bearded figure kneel, supplication, two women, tomb monument, background, center, prisoner, chains, accompanied, two soldiers, two women, tropical setting, palm trees, upper right, two artmed soldiers flee, third, apparently slain, statue, Farnese Hurcules, background, Three trophies complete, composition, articles, war, peace, lower right, trophy composed, armor, single indication, ground patterning, given, Munster, France, ca, 1820, Drawing, Drawing
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