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Picturesque Tour of the Seine, from Paris to the Sea: with Particulars Historical and Descriptive

1821
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Picturesque Tour of the Seine, from Paris to the Sea: with Particulars Historical and Descriptive
  • Author: Jean-Baptiste-Balthazard Sauvan (French, active 1821)
  • Illustrator: Auguste Charles Pugin (British (born France), Paris 1768/69–1832 London)
  • Illustrator: John Gendall (British, baptized Exeter 1791–1865 Exeter)
  • Engraver: Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785–1838)
  • Engraver: Daniel Havell (British, Reading–1825/26 (?) London)
  • Engraver: Map by William Henry Bartlett (British, London 1809–1854 at sea)
  • Dedicatee: Louis XVIII, King of France (French, Versailles 1755–1824 Paris)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Printer: Lancelot Harrison (British, active 1807–42)
  • Date: 1821
  • Medium: Illustrations: hand-colored aquatint
  • Dimensions: 13 9/16 x 11 5/16 x 1 7/16 in. (34.4 x 28.7 x 3.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.66.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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