Chap. XV: Ecrivons à la Vielle (Writings for the elderly)
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
14 1/4 × 10 1/16 in. (36.2 × 25.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.570.3(15)
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Chap. XV: Ecrivons à la Vieille (Writings the Elderly)" is a charming 1824 lithograph created by the collaborative team of Sazerac, Duval, Langlumé and Victor Adam. Measuring 14¼ × 10⅛ inches, this print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Elisha Whittelsey Collection captures a moment of everyday humor in early 19th-century France Victor Adam, a prolific French lithographer known for his lively genre scenes, likely led the artistic vision, blending the talents of his contemporaries during the Restoration era. The title, translating roughly to "Let's Write to the Old Lady," suggests a whimsi...
About the Artist
Sazerac and Duval|Langlumé|Victor Adam (French|French) · 1801 | –1866 |
French, 1801–1866|