The Duel after the Ball (after Jean-Léon Gérôme)
Paul-Adolphe Rajon (Dijon 1842/3 - Auvers-sur-Oise 1888)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
192 mm (H); 250 mm (W)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32850.26
Summary
Print, engraving, The Duel after the Ball (after Jean-Léon Gérôme) by Paul-Adolphe Rajon (Dijon 1842/3 - Auvers-sur-Oise 1888). Print of a duel, showing on the right two men walking away with a sword on the ground. On the left is an injured man in the arms of three men. All the men appear to be in fancy dress. Bottom left of print reads; G.L.GEROME.... In right corner reads; Rajon. Underneath the print it reads: P.A.Rajon d'Après J.L.Gérôme UN DUEL, APRES LE BAL. Publié par Goupil and Cie Paris / Imprimé par Delatre.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Paul-Adolphe Rajon (Dijon 1842/3 - Auvers-sur-Oise 1888) , engraver (printmaker) after Jean-Léon Gérôme, (Versoul 1824 – Paris 1904), artist Goupil & Cie, printer