Sketches for scene 1 and 2 of the cartoon for cotton printing: The History of Henry IV [L'Histoire de Henri IV]
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1820
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France)
label: Author
content: Voltaire, French, 1694 - 1778
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Scene from Voltaire's epic "Henriade". The entrance of Henry IV into Paris, approaching on horseback the Cathedral of Notre Dame, his subjects kneeling before him. (Canto X, lines 512-514).
place: label: made in
content: Possibly Munster, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Bridget Mahon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1898-21-21-b
objectType: label: Type
content: textile designs
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on cream-colored paper
label: Dimensions
content: 29.1 × 87.3 cm (11 7/16 × 34 3/8 in.)