id:			172514
accession number:	2015.21
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.21
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:46.022000

The Storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789 , 1790. Charles Thévenin (French, 1764–1838). Etching; sheet: 41.6 x 58.5 cm (16 3/8 x 23 1/16 in.); image: 36.9 x 58.1 cm (14 1/2 x 22 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2015.21

title:				The Storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789 
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creation date:			1790
creation date earliest:		1790
creation date latest:		1790
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creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Trust
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	Etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Baudicour 1859-61, pp. 313-14; cat. no. 1

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CREATORS

* Charles Thévenin (French, 1764–1838)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 41.6 x 58.5 cm (16 3/8 x 23 1/16 in.); Image: 36.9 x 58.1 cm (14 1/2 x 22 7/8 in.)
state of the work:	state I/II, proof before letters
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	description:	laid paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   2016-07-16T04:00:00
	<i>Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.21/2015.21_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.21/2015.21_full.tif