Maxime Lalanne, “Vue de Grèce”, 1864, after François Édouard Bertin

Maxime Lalanne (also known as François Antoine Maxime Lalanne) (1827–1886)

“Vue de Grèce”, 1864

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching printed on pale grey chine collé on wove paper backed with a support sheet. The design is after a drawing by François Édouard Bertin (1797–1871) and this impression is from the third and final state, printed by Auguste Delâtre (aka Auguste Marie Delâtre) (1822–1907). It was published in Paris in the art periodical “Gazette des Beaux Arts” on 1^st May 1864, between pages 390 and 391.

The impression is richly inked and flawlessly printed. The sheet is in excellent condition, free from no holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or handling marks.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 18.2 x 23.2 cm

• Platemark: 14.3 x 20.1 cm

• Chine collé: 14 x 19.5 cm

• Image borderline: 12.5 x 18.7 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Within the image borderline: (lower left) “Lalanne”

• Below the image borderline: (left) “Edouard Bertin del./ Gazette des Beaux-Arts.”

• Below the image borderline: (centre) “VUE DE GRÈCE.”

• Below the image borderline: (right) “Maxime Lalanne sculp./ Imp. Delâtre, Paris.”

References:

• Villet 8 III (Jeffrey M Villet, “The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne”, 2010, Washington, D.C., art@mone fine prints, n. p., cat. no. 8 state III)

• Beraldi 131 (Henri Beraldi, “Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: LAEMLEIN – MÉCOU”, 1889, vol. XI, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 22, cat.no. 131)

• IFF 7 (Jacques Lethève & Françoise Gardey, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: KA–LAURENCE”, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, 1963, vol. 12, p. 272, cat.no. 7)

• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-0511-84

Price & Shipping:

AU$212 (approximately US$142.02 / €121.83 / £105.81), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

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