A Scene from Voltaire's "La Pucelle"

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William Rothenstein
1872-1945
A Scene from Voltaire's "La Pucelle"
1896
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2449
Published: 
1896
Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes: 

Published title from the Savoy.
Etching by Rothenstein, published in The Savoy, no. 1 (London : Smithers, 1896), p. 147.
Library's copy printed on handmade paper, unlike the published plates in The Savoy, which were printed on art paper.

Summary: 

Print shows the figure of Joan of Arc astride a winged donkey, viewed from the back, as she flies into battle over ranks of troops below.

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Artist page: 
Rothenstein, William
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Print
Department: 
Drawings and Prints