Stanley William Hayter
Le Viol de Lucrêce (Rape of Lucretia)

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Artist Stanley William Hayter English, 1901–1988

CultureEnglish

Titles

Le Viol de Lucrêce (Rape of Lucretia)

Date1934

MediumEngraving and soft ground etching on laid paper, edition 12/30

DimensionsPlate: 11 3/4 × 14 1/8 in. (29.8 × 35.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 19 5/8 in. (40 × 49.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Alvin S. Romansky

Object number90.308

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Prints and Drawings

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History“Stanley William Hayter, Master Printmaker,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 16—June 12, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Editioned in graphite, below plate, lower left: 12/30
Recto: Inscribed in graphtie, below plate, lower center: Lucrêce
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, lower right: SWHayter 34

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, lower right: SWHayter 34

Recto: Watermark, upper right: [open left hand with cross extending from middle finger]
Recto: Watermark, upper left: [woman with 1399 below]
Recto: Watermark, lower left: FJH [in script]
Verso: Label in black printed ink, top right corner

Catalogue raisonnéBlack & Moorhead 86

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