Lamartine. The Master Spirit of the French Revolution.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.2 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionThree-quarter-length standing portrait of a man wearing a double-breasted coat, tie, and sash. His left hand rests on a table on which are a scroll of paper, a book, and a tablecloth. He holds in his right hand a roll of paper on which is inscribed the words: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" "LIBERTE" "FRATERNITE". Behind him are a column and drapery. In the background is a square, possibly the Place Vendôme in Paris, with a monument consisting of a tall column with a statue on top and several large buildings with mansard roofs.

Object number1950.112.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LAMARTINE. / THE MASTER SPIRIT OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. / 190."

On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #22"; lower center, "761"; lower right, "DWR 5" "CPC CONSV 1987".NotesSubject Note: Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) was a poet and prominent force of the Right Wing of the French Government in 1848.

Source Note: The immediate visual source may be a lithograph by Louis Nagel published in New York by Goupil, Vibert & Co. The scale is similar, though the composition is in reverse and does not include the background. The ultimate source is probably a painted or photographic portrait and has not yet been identified. (Finlay 8/30/2006)

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