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The antiquarians

The antiquarians
(Les antiquaires)
(1823)
no. 29 from the Recueil des profils et grimaces (Collection of profiles and grimaces) series 1823–28

Medium
hand-coloured lithograph
Measurements
22.5 × 19.9 cm irreg. (image) 32.0 × 27.8 cm irreg. (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Catalogue/s Raisonné
IFF 7
Printing/Publishing
printed and published by Delpech, Paris
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: L. Boilly
printed in ink l.c.: Les antiquaires
printed in ink l.r.: I. lith de Delpech
Accession Number
1808C-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Anonymous gift, 1968
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
antiquaries caricatures collectors elderly examination (function) gesture magnifying glasses men (male humans)