Prints and Principles

Most of the recent posts give details about individual prints and earlier posts discuss some of the subtle principles guiding artists in making images meaningful and memorable. For prints that are unsold, click "Items still available for sale" below. All other prints are no longer available. My contact email is oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com and my Instagram username is @printsandprinciples. I have created a separate blog to show my own work: https://printsandprinciplesjamesbrown.blogspot.com

Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Auguste Lemoine, “Portrait of Théodore Géricault”, 1843, after Tony Toullion

Auguste Lemoine (also known as Auguste Charles Lemoine) (1822–1869)
“Portrait of Théodore Géricault”, 1843

Technical Details & Condition:

Lithograph on pale grey chine collé, on heavy wove paper, backed with a support sheet. It was printed in Paris by Lemercier & Cie (fl. 1827–1899) and is based on a painting by Tony Toullion (fl. 1844–1880), depicting the influential French Romantic painter Théodore Géricault (1791–1824). According to the IFF’s description (see catalogue no. 133: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54892331/f497), this print was published as plate 14 in the thirteenth volume of Victor Frond’s “Le Panthéon des Illustrations Françaises au XIXe siècle”. My apologies if I am incorrect in my understanding of the IFF description.

The lithograph is a faultless impression, and the sheet is in excellent condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Please be advised that I previously listed two other portraits of Théodore Géricault that are still available: a lithograph by Francisque Noël (fl. c. 1824–1825) and an engraving by Georges Gorvel (also known as Georges Émile Louis Eugène Gorvel) (1866–1938). For more details, see https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2024/11/portraits-of-theodore-gericault-by.html.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 34 x 23.8 cm
• Chine collé (image borderline): 25.2 x 19.8 cm

Plate lettering below the image border:

• Left: “Tony Toullion pinx^t.”
• Centre: “Imp. Lemercier & C^e. Paris./ Géricault”
• Right: “Aug. Lemoine lith.”

Reference:

• IFF 133 (Jacques Lethève & Françoise Gardey, Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: LAURENCE–LÉPAGNEZ, 1965, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 13, p. 485, cat. no. 133)

Price & Shipping:

AU$236 (approximately US$158.12 / €135.34 / £117.52), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this superb lithograph capturing the almost hypnotic gaze of the artist behind the iconic image of French Romanticism, “The Raft of the Medusa” (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raft_of_the_Medusa), please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly provide a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.