ID: 700001528 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001528	Record Type: Movable Work

Le mai des Français, ou, Les entrées libres (etching (print); unknown (etcher); Published: ca. 1791; Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, ...; 2695-956; 695956; (CMalG)1516-756; accession number: P980009* (bx.6,f.3))

Note: Key numbered 1 to 6 in the lower margin; The print relates to the abolition of the octroi or tax levied on certain goods entering a town, implemented in Paris on May 1, 1791; Mercury, Bacchus, Ceres, and a figure of Liberty proceed through the town gate known as the Barrière de la Villette, designed by Ledoux. The image is enclosed by a black ornamental border, in which animals and emblems of prosperity are colored in red; Forms part of: Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca. 1840 (Special Collections, accn. no. P980009*). Publication: [ca. 1791].

Titles:

Le mai des Français, ou, Les entrées libres (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined-P,,)

Allegory of the abolition of the octroi tax (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Le mai des Français, ou, Les entrées libres; [graphic]. (C,U,undetermined,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

etching (print) [300041365] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)

print (visual work) [300041273]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

prints (preferred)

Creation Date: Published: ca. 1791

Creator Display:

unknown (etcher) [preferred,VP]

designer Ledoux, Claude-Nicolas (French architect, 1736-1806) [500006461]

owner Naudet, Georges (French businessman and collector, 1900-1983) [500354505]

etcher unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Current: Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500353615] Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2695-956; 695956; (CMalG)1516-756; accession number: P980009* (bx.6,f.3)

Credit Line: copyright J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Special Collections

Address Note: 1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688

Display Materials: 1 print: etching, tool work, hand colored

	etching (printing process) [300053241]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)

	tool work (printmaking marks) [300379420]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, <identifying markings and symbols>, marks (identifying markings), <marks by process or technique>)

	hand coloring [300133555]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, coloring (process))

Dimensions: plate mark 34.5 x 40 cm, on sheet 41 x 54 cm

General Subject:

allegory (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	taxation [300055542]
	.....(Activities Facet, Functions (hierarchy name), functions (activities), <functions by specific context>, governmental functions) (AAT)

	tollhouses [300007824]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, transportation buildings, road transportation structures, toll-collection structures) (AAT)

	French Revolution [901000102]
	.....((French history, European history, Named Events)) (ICON)

	history (literary genre) [300026358]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>) (AAT)

	Mercurius [901001345]
	.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Ceres [901000735]
	.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Liberty [901001074]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	Bacchus [901001409]
	.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Provenance: "Collection Georges Naudet."--pencilled on mount; lfell; Purchase.

Inscriptions: Le mai des Français, ou, Les entrées libres

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Le mai des Français, ou, Les entrées libres	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) 695956
Allegory of the abolition of the octroi tax	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
	........ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
Le mai des Français, ou, Les entrées libres; [graphic].	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)

Subject: ....... [GRISC,VP]

....................... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)

....................... Bruel, L'estampe, 1770-1871 : Collection de Vinck (1909-1979) 3903

....................... Hennin 10964

Note:
English	..... [GRISC]
	..... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)