Cold Water Sources and Jewish Village in Surinam: A Tinted Crayon Lithograph by Jean Baptiste Madou

A tinted crayon lithograph on chine-collé (thin china paper) on wove paper. Depicts two scenes from Surinam: 'Sources d'eau froide a la Savane des Juifs' (Cold water sources with Savannah Jews) and 'Village habite par des juifs au sommet de la montagne' (Jews village at the top of the mountain). Originally from P.J. Benoit's *Voyage a Surinam. Description des possessions Neerlandaises dans La Guyane*, published in Brussels by the Société de Beaux-Arts in 1839. The lithograph was created by Jean Baptiste Madou after a work by P.J. Benoit.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Lauters, Paul, 1806-1875
  • Benoit, P. J. (Pierre Jacques), 1782-1854
  • Société nationale des beaux-arts (France)

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Oversize Box 4, Folder 2