Alfred Brunet-Debaines, “Ruines du Château de Tancarville”, 1866

Alfred Brunet-Debaines (also known as Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines) (1845–1939)

“Ruines du Château de Tancarville” (Ruins of Tancarville Castle), 1866

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with plate tone on fine buff laid paper with wide margins. This print is plate 230 from the series “Eaux-Fortes Modernes” [Modern Etchings], published in Paris in 1866 by Cadart & Luquet (Alfred Cadart and Jules Luquet) (active from 1863 to 1867), for the Société des Aquafortistes (Society of Etchers) (fl. 1862–1867). The print bears the publisher’s blind-stamp at the lower centre in the margin: “L. CADART & LUQUET / ÉDITURE / 79 R. RICHELIEU”, and was printed by Auguste Delâtre (1822–1907).

This is a strong, well-printed impression—near faultless—with generously wide margins. The sheet is in near-pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 52.2 x 33.5 cm
• Platemark: 31.5 x 23 cm
• Oval Image borderline: 24.5 x 18.4 cm

In-Plate Lettering:

• Upper right: “230.”
• Within the oval border at lower right: “A. Brunet Debaines”
• Lower left: “A. Brunet Debaines sculp.”
• Lower centre: “RUINES DU CHÂTEAU DE TANCARVILLE. / (Seine Inférieure.) / Paris, Publié par CADART & LUQUET, Editeurs. 79 Rue Richelieu.”
• Lower right: “Imp. Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques, 303, Paris.”

References:

• IFF 2 (Jean Laren & Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: BOCQVIN–BYON, 1942, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 3, p. 480, cat. no. 2)
• Beraldi 5 (Henri Beraldi, Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: BRASCASSAT– CHÉRET, 1886, vol. IV, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 22, cat. no. 5)
• National Gallery of Australia (NGA): https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/35023
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1866-1110-1412

Price & Shipping:

AU$232 (approx. US$163.84 / €139.69 / £121.72), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

To acquire this sublimely romantic portrayal of the 11th-century castle near Tancarville in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France—where the oval (ovato tondo) format lends a poetic, possibly even melancholic, mood—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless transaction.