Antique Print-LOIRE-TOURS-PAUL POTTER-LOUVRE-FRANCE-Thornton-Bryant-1806

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Plate: 'Horses Drinking, from a picture of Paul Potter's, in the Louvre, with a distant View of Tours.' Aquatint engraving on a vellin type hand laid paper, with watermark. Description: This scarse plate originates from: A Sporting Tour Through Various Parts of France in the Year 1802, by Colonel Thornton, of Thornville-Royal, Yorkshire. Illustrated with upwards of Eighty correct and picturesque delineations from orginal drawings from nature, by Mr.Bryant, and other eminent artist. (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. 1806)Artists and Engravers: Joshua Bryant (act. 1798-1823) was a British painter. He spend a portion of his life in Demerara (British Guiana), where he made a number of paintings commenting on plantation life. James Merigot (act. 1772-1816) was a French landscape artist and master drawing teacher in Paris. He settled in London around 1791 and established himself as a master drawing teacher and publisher of aquatints. Condition: Very good considering it's age. Folds, as issued. Dampstain in the bottom margin. Occasional small tears in the margins, and light marks and/or stains from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: LJC-C7-07 The overall size is ca. 16.9 x 11.2 inch. The image size is ca. 14.8 x 9.4 inch. The overall size is ca. 43 x 28.5 cm. The image size is ca. 37.5 x 24 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 38405

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