Rare Antique Master Print-LANDSCAPE-RUIN-EARLY LITHOGRAPHY-Watelet-Motte-ca.1825

Erscheinungsdatum: 1825

Beschreibung

Antique Master Print, untitled. Landscape with ruins. Rare, early lithograph on blue paper. Lithography on wove paper. Made by 'Charles Motte' after 'Claude Henry Watelet'. Charles Motte (1785-1836) was one of the early lithographers in Paris, where he started in 1817. He published a vast amount of lithographs, including early work by eugene Delacroix. Claude Henry Watelet (French; 1718-1786) was a wealthy collector, amateur painter, well-respected etcher, writer on the arts and a connoisseur of gardens. He introduced the English landscape garden to France, as the jardin Anglois. Watelet was at the center of the French art world of his time. From 1767 Rembrandt's copper etching plates were preserved in Watelet's collection, which he worked up and re-published. Good, given age. Small margins, small surface nick top left. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 16.8 x 12.9 cm. The image size is ca. 16.8 x 12.9 cm. The overall size is ca. 6.6 x 5.1 inch. The image size is ca. 6.6 x 5.1 inch. Storage location: TPCLA-C45-36. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 71517

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Titel: Rare Antique Master ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1825

Zustand: Good