Ignace Duvivier’s etching, “Landscape in Oval with Travelers by Campfire” (2nd impression), c1790–1800

Ignace Duvivier (aka Ignaz Duvivier; Joseph Ignace Duvivier; Ignace Vivier; Ignace "du" Vivier; Matthäus Ignaz [Edler von] Vivier) (1758–1832)

“Landscape in Oval with Travelers by Campfire”, c1790–1800, from the series of four oval landscape etchings, "Divers sujets de paisages dessiné et gravé par I. Viviers 1800". Note: the title page to the series is signed, titled and dated (1800).

Etching on wove paper, trimmed with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (support sheet) 34 x 41.1 cm; (sheet) 16 x 24.7 cm; (plate) 14.7 x 23.3 cm; (oval borderline) 13.9 x 19 cm.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art holds this print and others in the same series; see: https://www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/3355.

Condition: a richly inked early impression with small margins around the platemark and laid onto a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins. Beyond minor dustiness, the sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

Note that this is the second impression of this rare print that I have listed. The previous copy has been sold.

I am selling this very romantic and freely drawn etching for the total cost of AU$292 (currently US$202.33/EUR197.98/GBP168.63 at the time of this listing) including 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 very beautiful etching with its Rembrandtesque leaning, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.