Jules Jacques Veyrassat, “Le Marché aux Chevaux”, 1858, after Rosa Bonheur

Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828–1893)
“Le Marché aux Chevaux” (The Horse Fair), 1853
after the painting (1852–1855) held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Rosa Bonheur (also known as Marie Rosa Bonheur) (1822–1899): https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435702.

Regarding the painting that this etching translates into line, the MET offers the following insights: “This, Bonheur’s best-known painting, shows the horse market held in Paris on the tree-lined Boulevard de l’Hôpital, near the asylum of Salpêtrière, which is visible in the left background. For a year and a half Bonheur sketched there twice a week, dressing as a man to discourage attention.” (see op. cit.)

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching on buff chine collé, trimmed with a small margin around the image borderline (with loss of the title and publication details) and laid upon a support sheet of archival-quality washi paper, providing support to the print and generously wide margins.
This print was published in Paris by Marchant (also known as Alliance des Arts) (fl. c.1830–1880).
The impression is richly inked and well-printed (near flawless). The sheet has minor chipping at the lower-left corner of the margin.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 12.6 x 25.8 cm
• Image borderline: 11.9 x 24.9 cm

Plate Lettering:
• Lower left: “Rosa Bonheur 1853.”
• lower right: “Veryressat sc.”

References:
• Beraldi 14 (Henri Béraldi 1892, Les Graveurs du XIXe Siècle: Guide de l'Amateur d'Estampes Modernes: SAINT-MARCEL–ZWINGER, vol. 7, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 227, cat. no. 14)
• See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1916-0411-3.

Price & Shipping:
AU$273 (approximately US$178.41 / €153.88 / £134.76), including worldwide express shipping.
Please note: Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this lively scene of horses at market — a view Rosa Bonheur likened to “her own Parthenon frieze” (see the MET URL above) — please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.