Achille Désiré Lefevre (1798–1864)
“Le Sommeil d'Antiope” (Antiope's Sleep), c.1850 (between 1818–1864), after the intermediary design by Auguste Sandoz (aka Auguste Sandos) (fl.late 18thC– early 19thC), after Antonio Correggio’s (Antonio Allegri; Corrège) (1489–1534) painting, “Venus, Satyre et Cupidon” (c.1524/27), in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. 42; see: https://art.rmngp.fr/en/library/artworks/le-correge_venus-satyre-et-cupidon_huile-sur-toile), printed and published in Paris by the Chalcographie of the Musée du Louvre between 1818 and 1864.
Etching and engraving on heavy wove paper with
wide margins stamped with the blind seal of the Chalcographie Imperiale du
Louvre at lower centre.
Size: (sheet) 65 x 47.1 cm; (platemark) 53.4 x
37.5 cm; (image borderline) 41.8 x 27.8 cm.
Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “LE CORRÈGE PINXT.”; (centre) “SANDOZ DEL./ LE SOMMEIL D'ANTIOPE./ CHALCOGRAPHIE IMPERIALE DU LOUVRE./ [blind stamp of the Chalcographie]”; (right) “ACH. LEFÈVRE SCULPT.”.
Condition: a richly inked and strong (near
faultless) impression with generously wide margins. There are minor marks in the margins, otherwise, the sheet is in an excellent condition with no
tears, holes, folds or significant stains.
I am selling this huge etching, showing an amorously
smitten satyr discovering Venus (possibly not Antiope) and cupid asleep, for the
total cost of AU$313 (currently US$200.99/EUR188.53/GBP162.44 at the time of
this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in
the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some
countries.
If you are interested in purchasing this superbly
rich impression of a masterwork of etching and engraving with strong—perhaps (at
least to my eyes) glowing—contrasts of light and dark tones, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
This print has been sold
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please let me know your thoughts, advice about inaccuracies (including typos) and additional information that you would like to add to any post.