Charles Victor Hilaire Ratier - Achille Deveria - Album La Silhouette : repos dans la campagne
Summary
Repos dans la campagne. (Inscribed title)
Planche de l'album non monté intitulé La silhouette (IFF 114), suite de quatre planches, lithograhie
Lettre - Au recto, en bas, imprimé : "Lith. de V. Ratier." ; "REPOS DANS LA CAMPAGNE.".
Signature - Au recto, en bas à droite sur l'image : "Deveria".
Timbre sec - Au recto, en bas au centre : "LA SILHOUETTE / Album" (Lugt 2287)
Marque de collection - Au recto, en bas à droite, à l'encre violette : " COLLECTION / LIESVILLE / VILLE / DE / PARIS " (Lugt 1681b)
Numéro d'inventaire - Au verso, en bas à gauche, à l'encre noire : "G: 12390".
Campagne. Scène familiale. Chien.
Deveria was born in Paris in 1800. He was the son of a painter and was trained in art from an early age. He became famous for his lithographs, which were highly detailed and often depicted scenes from everyday life. Deveria's lithographs were popular in France in the 19th century and he was considered one of the leading lithographers of his time. He also painted portraits and landscapes, but it was his lithographs that brought him the most recognition. Deveria died in Paris in 1857.