Rodolphe Töpffer drawings and prints, circa 1830-1880 (bulk circa 1830-1846).
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Description
- Title
- Rodolphe Töpffer drawings and prints, circa 1830-1880 (bulk circa 1830-1846).
- Creator
- Töpffer, Rodolphe, 1799-1846
- Contributor
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Mercier, Édouard.
Töpffer, Adam, 1766-1847. - Abstract
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Drawings and prints chiefly created by Rodolphe Töpffer, with a few drawings by his father, Adam-Wolfgang Töpffer, circa 1830-1846, as well as some copies of drawings by Rodolphe Töpffer attributed to Édouard Mercier, circa 1880. Images include depictions of landscapes in Switzerland and Italy, portraits, and cartoons. Many are preparatory drawings for publications by Rodolphe Töpffer, as well as advertisements, the autography prints, galley sheets, and an uncut page sheet for Voyages et aventures du Docteur Festus (1840). The collection includes a letter from Rodolphe Töpffer to his wife, Anne-Françoise "Kity" Moulinié Töpffer, which he wrote after undergoing water bath treatments in Vichy, France, in September 1844
- Description
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Rodolphe Töpffer (1799-1846) was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist.
Adam-Wolfgang Töpffer (1766-1847) was a painter, caricature artist, and father of Rodolphe Töpffer.
The collection was originally laid in an accompanying album, except for two drawings by Adam-Wolfgang Töpffer that remain affixed in it.
In French. - Provenance
- From the collection of Etienne Duval and Édouard Mercier. Purchased from Librarie Quentin on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2008.
- Extent
- 0.3 linear feet (2 boxes) + 1 portfolio.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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French
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 668
- Container / Volume
- Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Pictorial works
Drawings (visual works)
Lithographs - Subject (Geographic)
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Italy
Switzerland - Subject (Name)
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Mercier, Édouard.
Töpffer, Adam, 1766-1847.
Töpffer, Anne-Françoise Moulinié, 1801-1857.
Töpffer, Rodolphe, 1799-1846. - Subject (Topic)
- Swiss wit and humor, Pictorial
- Subjects
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Mercier, Édouard
Töpffer, Adam, 1766-1847
Töpffer, Anne-Françoise Moulinié, 1801-1857
Töpffer, Rodolphe, 1799-1846
Swiss wit and humor, Pictorial
Italy > Pictorial works
Switzerland > Pictorial works
Duval, Etienne, 1824-1914 > Ownership
Mercier, Édouard > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Rodolphe Töpffer Drawings and Prints. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 9046477
- Object ID (OID)
- 16612819
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