Ferdinand Gaillard, “Sister Rosalie”, 1886

Ferdinand Gaillard (aka Claude Ferdinand Gaillard) (1834-87)

“Sister Rosalie” (“La Sœur Rosalie”)—aka Jeanne-Marie Rendu (1787–1856) famous for her charitable works and awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor in 1879, 1886, printed in Paris by Chardon et Sormani (1880–1890; Charles Chardon [fl.1850–1880]) and published in the final state in 1886 with a small engraved a head of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581–1660) in the manner of a remarque at lower centre.

Engraving on cream chine collé on heavy wove paper backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 32.4 x 24.4 cm; (chine collé) 26.6 x 20.8 cm; (plate) 25 x 19.1 cm; (image borderline) 19.2 x 15.3 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “F. GAILLARD DEL ET SCULP./ SŒUR ROSALIE”; (right) “Imp. Chardon et Sormani”.

State xix (of xix [Beraldi]/xxiv [IFF]) with the addition of the title and publication details.

Beraldi 48 (Henri Beraldi 1887, “Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: DORÉ –GAVARD”, vol. VI, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, pp. 211–12, cat. no. 48 [see https://archive.org/details/lesgraveursdu19e06berauoft/page/210/mode/2up]); IFF 77 (Jean Adhémar & Jacques Lethève 1954, “Inventaire du Fonds, Français: Graveurs du XVIIe Siècle”, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes, vol. 8, p. 319, cat. no. 77 [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489221t/f331]).

Condition: a strong and well-printed (near faultless) impression laid upon a sheet of millennium quality washi paper providing wide margins. The sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or stains.

I am selling this technically outstanding and very beautiful engraving by one of the most skilful of the 19^th century engravers—the world needs a major publication devoted to this amazing but sadly overlooked engraver! —for a total cost of AU$242 (approximately US$158.09, EUR 134.90 or GBP 115.20), including express mail shipping worldwide. Import duties, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer.

If you are interested in purchasing this breathtakingly fine engraved portrait that Henri Beraldi (1887) describes (in transl.) as an “exceptional work, created almost intuitively on imperfect documents” (p. 212), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.