Cartoon for cotton printing: Six Scenes from the Life of Jeanne d'Arc
date: label: Date
content: 1817
name: label: Artist
content: Charles Abraham Chasselat, (French, 1782–1843)
label: For
content: Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France)
label: Manufacturer
content: Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France)
notes: label: Description
content: Six scenes from the life of Jeanne d'Arc (1412–31) are depicted, her march on Paris (upper left); her arrow wound being dressed during the siege of Paris (upper right); the capture of the Tourelles, which liberated Orléans from the British (lower left); Jeanne praying before the shrine of St. Catherine, symbolizing the Church of St. Catherine-de-Fierboys, where she received her sword (left center); captured with her brothers, she is brought before Philip the Good (center right); and her burning at the stake in Rouen (lower center). On an obliquely-placed stone slab in the scene showing the taking of Orléans is the artist's signature [in ink].
place: label: made in
content: 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: 1898-21-27
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: Pen and black ink, brush and brown and gray wash on three joined sheets of brown wove paper, laid down
label: Dimensions
content: 57 x 79.2 cm (22 7/16 x 31 3/16 in.)