Souvenir. Pervenche / Recollection. Perriwinkle
1831 - 1832
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
276; 362
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 362 mm x breedte 276 mm
Art Historical Context
Achille Devéria's *Souvenir. Pervenche Recollection. Perinkle* (1831–1832) is a lithograph measuring 362 mm high by 276 mm wide, capturing the Romantic spirit of early 19th-century France Devéria, a prominent French artist known for his elegant portraits, fashion illustrations, and literary scenes, excelled in lithography—a revolutionary printmaking technique invented around 1798. This medium allowed artists to draw directly on limestone with greasy crayon, producing soft, expressive lines and tones that mimicked drawing, making high-quality reproductions affordable for a growing middle-class ...
About the Artist
Achille Devéria · 1800–1857
Achille Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria (1800–1857) was a French painter and lithographer whose prolific output and sophisticated portrait work made him one of the most important visual chroniclers of French Romantic culture. Born in Paris on February 6, 1800, Devéria came of age during the Restoration period and became closely associated with the Romantic movement that dominated French arts and letter...