Description
Vendémiaire (from the Latin vindemia, “grape harvest”) is the name of the first month of the French Republican calendar, covering September 22 to October 21. This calendar was created and implemented during the Revolution and used by the French government from 1793 to 1805.
Accession Number
20742
Medium
Etching in black on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.7 × 8.7 cm (5 13/16 × 3 7/16 in.); Plate: 15.3 × 9.4 cm (6 1/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Sheet: 45.2 × 31.7 cm (17 13/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
etching
Credit Line
Bequest of Alice Roullier