The Death of the Young D'Ailly, plate twelve from La Henriade

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The Death of the Young D'Ailly, plate twelve from La Henriade, 1825. Lithograph on gray chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé).

Lithograph on gray chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé) · Image: 18.5 × 26.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: The Death of the Young D'Ailly, plate twelve from La Henriade
Artist: Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) poem by Voltaire (French, 1694-1778) printed by Demanne (French, 18th-19th century) published by Dubois (French, 18th-19th century)
Date: 1825
Medium: Lithograph on gray chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions: Image: 18.5 × 26.6 cm (7 5/16 × 10 1/2 in.); Primary support: 20.2 × 28.4 cm (8 × 11 3/16 in.); Secondary support: 28.8 × 41.9 cm (11 3/8 × 16 1/2 in.)
Credit line: The Charles Deering Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1789–1863

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.