Henri Guérard, “Monument to General Cavaignac”, after François Rude

Henri Guérard (aka Henri Charles Guérard) (1846–1897)

“Monument to General Cavaignac” (aka “Monument du Général Cavaignac”; “A Godefroy Cavaignac”)—aka Godefroi Cavaignac; Jacques Louis Éléonore Godefroy Cavaignac (1800–1845), a French republican journalist, 1888, etching after the monument for General Cavaignac by François Rude (1784–1855), in the Montmartre Cemetery, Paris (see https://www.ststephensphl.org/news/godefroy-cavaignac/11-2021), printed by Paul Moglia (fl.1863–1901) and published in the art periodical “Gazette des Beaux-Arts” on 1^st August, 1888, between pages 114 and 115.

The British Museum offers the following biographical details about Godefroy Cavaignac: “Republican journalist and activist; took an active role in the revolution of July 1830 but opposed the July monarchy; involved in uprising on 15 April 1834, hid during the subsequent repression and escaped arrest; fled to England in July 1835; returned to France in 1840” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG222765).

Drypoint with roulette and aquatint printed in a warm black ink on wove paper trimmed with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 19.9 x 26.5 cm; (platemark) 16.2 x 24.5 cm; (image borderline) 22.6 x 13.7 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (following the lettering on the tomb at centre) “A/ GODEFROY CAVAIGNAC”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “H.Guérard sc./ Gazette des Beaux-Arts.”; (centre) “MONUMENT DU GÉNÉRAL CAVAIGNAC, PAR FRANÇOIS RUDE.”; (right) “Imp. Paul Moglia.”

IFF 63-2 (Jean Adhémar & Jacques Lethève 1955, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: Gavarret–Guillard”, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 9, p. 458, cat. no. 63 [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54892064/f470]); Claudie Bertin 581.

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

I am selling this startling minimal and very beautiful etching, for AU $277 in total (currently US $171.58/ EUR 167/ GBP 141.02 at the time of posting this print) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU $277) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this visually arresting portrayal of a sculptured monument by François Rude, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.