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.

Théodule Ribot, “Portrait of Alfred Cadart”, 1864

Théodule Ribot (also known as Augustin Théodule Ribot) (1823–1891)
“Portrait of Alfred Cadart” (or “M. A. Cadart, Fondateur de la Société des Aqua-Fortistes”), 1864

Alfred Cadart (1828–1875) was a renowned printmaker and publisher. Alongside Auguste Delâtre (also known as Auguste Marie Delâtre) (1822–1907), Cadart co-founded the Société des Aqua-Fortistes (Society of Etchers) in 1861, with the aim of revitalising interest in the art of etching, which was then experiencing a period of decline. He also launched the influential art journal “L'Illustration Nouvelle” in 1868.

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with plate tone on fine laid paper with generously wide margins. It is plate 99, printed by Auguste Delâtre and published by Cadart & Luquet (fl. 1863–1867) in Paris for the Société des Aqua-Fortistes, in the publication “Eaux-Fortes Modernes” (1863–1864), volume 2. The impression is richly inked and well-printed (near faultless). The sheet is in pristine condition—free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 45.9 x 32.9 cm
• Platemark: 30.7 x 23.8 cm
• Image borderline: 8.7 x 11 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Above the image borderline (right): “99.”
• Within the image borderline (lower left): “t Ribot”
• Below the image borderline (left): “Ribot sculp.”
• Below the image borderline: (centre) “M. A. CADART, / Fondateur de la Société des Aqua-Fortistes. / Paris, Publié par CADART & LUQUET, Editeurs, 79, Rue Richelieu.”
• Below the image borderline: (right) “Imp. Delâtre, Rue St, Jacques, 303, Paris.”

References:

• Gallica [BNF] offers an online view of this print within its publication context: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8470013m/f48.item
• The British Museum provides a description of this print prior to lettering: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-0113-513

Price & Shipping:

AU$232 (approximately US$155.34 / €143.93 / £115.41), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you wish to acquire a strikingly powerful etched portrait, where the crossed arrangement of vertical and horizontal lines alludes to the artist’s analytical mindset during the “finding” of his subject amidst the dramatic chiaroscuro lighting, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to send a PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

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Bronislaw Zaleski, “Partie du Colysée à Rome”, 1864

Bronislaw Zaleski (aka Bronislas Zaleski) (1819–1880)

“Partie du Colysée à Rome” (Part of the Colosseum in Rome), 1864, plate 119 from the second volume of prints produced by the Société des Aquafortistes (Society of Etchers) in 1864, “Eaux-Fortes Modernes: Originales et Inédites” (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1864-1008-270), printed by Auguste Delâtre (aka Auguste Marie Delâtre) (1822–1907) and published in Paris by Cadart & Luquet (fl.1863–1867).

Etching on heavy laid paper (with the watermark of the Société des Aquafortistes) with wide margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 41.4 x 29.4 cm; (plate) 29.1 x 21.8 cm; (image borderline) 27.8 x 19 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (lower left corner) “ROMA. 1864/ Br. Zaleski”.

Numbered and lettered in plate outside the image borderline: (upper right corner) “119.”; (lower left) “Saleski sculp./ Paris, Publié par CADART & LUQUET, Editeurs, 79, Roue Richelieu.”; (lower centre) “PARTIE DU COLYSÉE À ROME.”; (lower right) “Imp. Delâtre, Rue S^t. Jacques, 303; Paris.”

The British Museum offers a description of this print (not reproduced): https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1864-1008-331.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (near faultless) impression with generously wide margins. There is a printer’s crease/fold in the margin at lower left, otherwise, the print is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, abrasions or stains.

I am selling this boldly dramatic view of a passageway within Colosseum that has become skylit with the collapse of a section of the roof, for AU$288 (equivalent to approximately US$185.05, EUR 165.30, or GBP 139.47 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$288).

If you are interested in purchasing this visually arresting etching of the Colosseum clearly following in the footsteps of the great Giovanni Battista Piranesi, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Charles Jacque, “Portrait of Jules Luquet”, 1866 (2nd copy)

Charles Jacque (aka Charles Émile Jacque) (1813–1894)

“Portrait of Jules Luquet” (aka “M Jules Luquet, Directeur de la Société des Aquafortistes”), 1866, a rare impression before lettering and numbering for publication as plate 241 for the fifth volume of prints, “Eaux-Fortes Modernes”, produced by the Société des Aquafortistes (see an impression from the lettered state held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art [https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/255984] and an impression from the first state before the addition of aquatint offered by Gallerie Paul Prouté [https://galeriepaulproute.fr/estampes/13630-jacque-portrait-de-jules-luquet]). Note that Jules Luquet (1824–?)—the subject of this portrait—not only collaborated with Alfred Cadart (1828–1875) as co-founders of the firm, Cadart & Luquet (fl.1863–1867), who published this print in Paris, but he is also the director of the Société des Aquafortistes (Society of Etchers) who sponsored the publication. Although Jules Luquet is a printer, Auguste Delâtre (aka Auguste Marie Delâtre) (1822–1907) is shown as the printer in the publication details of the final state.

Etching with aquatint and plate tone on laid paper with a partial watermark and generously wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 50.7 x 34.3 cm; (platemark) 31.7 x 23.8 cm; (image borderline) 25.5 x 20.5 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (upper-left corner) “Ch. Jacque 1866.”

Beraldi 437 (Henri Béraldi 1889, “Les Graveurs du XIXe Siècle: Guide de l'Amateur d'Estampes Modernes”, vol. VIII, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 180, cat. no. 437); IFF 332 (Jean Adhémar & Jacques Lethève 1954, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800”, vol. 11, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, p. 117, cat. no. 332).

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1867-1214-2.

Note that this is the second impression of this etching that I have listed (see https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2021/05/charles-jacques-etching-m-jules-luquet.html). The previous copy was from the lettered state and has been sold.

Condition: a richly inked and near faultless early impression before lettering for publication with generously wide margins in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, losses, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this historically important portrait of a leading printer, publisher and advocate of the Etching Revival movement of the late 19^th century that promoted original etchings (as opposed to reproductive engravings) as a significant art form, for AU$323 in total (currently US$219.91/EUR197.46/GBP166.09 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$323) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this masterwork of portrait etching executed with the utmost skill and confidence by one of the luminaries of the Barbizon School, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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