Mr. Denon unrolling a mummy - Public domain drawing
Summary
Print shows Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon unwrapping a mummy on a table with several guests observing and a woman seated on the left sketching the scene, in a parlor presumably at Mr. Denon's residence. Two men converse in the background on the left and two men are engaged on the right as one of them, seated, is drawing or writing.
Inscribed in pencil on lower right: Mr. Denon unrolling a mummy.
Stamped on verso: L.C. Division of Prints.
Stamped on verso: 43534.
Attribution to Harriet Cheney, the young woman seated on the left, making a sketch, is based on an online source from The Art Institute of Chicago.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
Tags
Date
01/01/1818
Location
Montparnasse (Paris, France)
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.