Artwork
Reconciliation de Flore & Zephyr
Reconciliation de Flore & Zephyr is a print by the Romanticist artist Edward Morton. It dates from 2 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Reconciliation de Flore & Zephyr is a hand-colored print created through engraving.
Subject & Meaning
The print is part of a series of eight caricatures that mocked the ballet Flore et Zéphire, choreographed by Charles-Louis Didelot. The caricatures were drawn by William Makepeace Thackeray, a writer, who used the pseudonym Théophile Wagstaff.
Technique & Style
The print was engraved by Edward Morton. It features hand coloring, a technique used to add color to the engraved image.
History & Provenance
The print was published in London on March 1, 1836. The original sketch bears the signature 'T.W.', corresponding to Thackeray's pseudonym.
Artist & collection
Artist
Edward Morton kept a tiny printing press under his bed in Paris and ran off hand-colored lithographs at 2 a.m.
