Melpomene, 19th century

  • Alexis Francois Girard, French, 1787-1870
  • Gedeon Francois Reverdin, French, 1772-1828

Crayon manner engraving in ink on laid paper

  • Image: 21 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (54.9 × 37.5 cm) Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 24 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (62.9 × 41.9 cm)

Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

09.1S521

Inscribed, in plate, below image, lower center: MELPOMENE. Inscribed, lower left: Dessine par G. Reverdin d'apres la Statue faisant partie de la Collection des Muses, decouverte en 1774 a Tivoli, dans la Mon. de Campagne de Casius, dite la Pianella di Cassio. Inscribed, lower right: Grave par F. Girard. Inscribed, 3 lines in plate, fills bottom margin, left edge: Se vend a Paris chez Reverdin, Rue du Sentier, No. 15. | Les Principaux Marchands d'Estampes Inscribed, lower right: Neuvieme feuille de la Collection. | Depose a la Direction de la Librairie.

Mrs. James E. Scripps [Harriet J.]

1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Alexis Francois Girard; after Gedeon Francois Reverdin, Melpomene, 19th century, crayon manner engraving in ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S521.