Members of the French Provisional Government.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 12 7/8in. (20.6 x 32.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/16 x 14 15/16in. (25.9 x 37.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionGroup portrait of twelve men. Three are seated in the foreground. The rest stand in the background. One man has his arms and legs crossed. A man at the left holds a scroll of papers that reads "REPUBLIQUE FRANC[AISE]". His left hand rests on a table on which there are more papers. The top sheet reads: "ABOLITION [?]" The men wear coats, vests, neckties, trousers, and fringed sashes tied around their waists. Somemen have mustaches or beards.

Object number1988.173.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MEMBERS OF THE FRENCH PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT." Names of individuals are lithographed in the margin, beneath their portraits, "Ls. Blanc - Pagnerre - Lamartine - A. Marrast - Dupont de l'Eure - Cremieux - Garnier-Pages - Marie - Fd. Flocon - Fois. Arago - Albert ouvrier [sic] - Ledru-Rollin". Lower left, in pencil, "92-HS-13".
On verso, lower right, the accession number.

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