François Nicolas Chifflart, “Frontispiece: Illustration Nouvelle 1876”

François Nicolas Chifflart (1825–1901)
“Frontispiece: Illustration Nouvelle 1876”, 1876

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching on fine laid paper with generously wide margins as issued. This work was published in Paris by Veuve Cadart (active 1875–1882) as the title plate to the 1776 edition of the art periodical L’Illustration Nouvelle.

The impression is richly inked and well-printed (near faultless). The sheet is in near pristine condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 48.5 x 33 cm
• Plate mark: 23.9 x 16.1 cm
• Image border: 23.2 x 15.5 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Upper centre (featuring the reversed letter “N”): “Illustration/ Nouvelle / 1876”

References:

• IFF 15 (Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: CABANE–CICÉRI, 1949, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 4, p. 527, cat. no. 15 [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5510949t/f549.item])
• Additionally, see the description of this print by the Metropolitan Museum of Art:
  https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/746106.
  (Note: The IFF/BN reference number provided by the MET (BN IV.527.17) is incorrect; the correct number is 15.)

Price & Shipping:
AU$271 (approximately US$181.84 / €153.98 / £134.40), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

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