From the series of Heads for Study after Ossian, lithographed by Aubry-Lecomte and published in 1821-1822 under the title : Collection of heads for studies after the painting painted in 1801, by M. Girodet-Trioson, Member of the Institute, representing the shadows of the French heroes received in the Ossian air palaces, lithographed under his direction by Aubry-Lecomte, his pupil.
Source: Girodet et l'estampe, by Barthélémy Jobert, in Sylvain Bellenger, Girodet 1767-1824 Gallimard Louvre Museum editions, catalog of the exhibition Girodet Paris Louvre Museum September 22, 2005 - January 2, 2006 (pp149 / 177) France: Sylvain Bellenger and Sylvain Laveissière. ISBN 2-07-011783-9
Lithograph C. Motte. Dated 1827
45.6 x 37.7 cm 17.95 x 14.74 inches
Voir : collections Château de Malmaison et Bois-Préau
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