Ferdinand Lefman’s crayon-manner engraving, “Head of a Laughing Child”, 1852, after Andrea del Sarto

Ferdinand Lefman (1827? –1890)

“Head of a Laughing Child”, 1852, engraving in the crayon-manner after the preparatory drawing (Louvre inv. no. 1717) by Andrea del Sarto (aka Andrea Vannucchi) (1586–1530) for the painting, “Charity” (Louvre inv. no. 712), commissioned by Francis I in 1518. This impression is published by the Chalcographie du Louvre (aka Chalcographie Impériale) (1797–) and has the blind-stamp of the Chalcographie certifying that the impression was taken from the original plate in the collection of the Louvre.

Crayon-manner engraving printed in a yellow-orange ink on laid paper with the blind-stamp “Chalcographie Musèe du Louvre” at lower centre.

Size: (sheet) 39.6 x 27.7 cm; (plate) 33 x 26 cm; (image borderline) 25.4 x 19 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: “ANDREA DEL SARTO. del.”; “MUSÉE du LOUVRE.”; (right) “F. LEFMAN. sc.”

IFF 10 (Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes)

The British Museum offers descriptions of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1928-0204-9 & https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1854-1111-93.

Condition: a well-printed impression in excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, significant stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this delicately luminous engraving executed in the crayon-manner—a technique usually involving roulettes and other tools that leave lines of dots simulating the grittiness of crayon or chalk lines)—for AU$223 (currently US$153.84/EUR153.38/GBP130.13 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 engraving after a drawing by the great 16^th century master, Andrea del Sarto, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Alphonse Leroy’s Crayon-manner engraving, “Study of a Man’s Head Facing Left”, c1858, after Andrea del Sarto

Alphonse Leroy (aka Alphonse Alexandre Leroy), 1820–1902)

“Study of a Man’s Head Facing Left” (descriptive title only), c1858, after a drawing (1488) by Andrea del Sarto (aka Andrea Vannucchi) (1486–1530), plate 14 (XIV) from the series of 31 plates commissioned under the patronage of Count Alfred Émilien O'Hara van Nieuwerkerke (1811–1892) after old master drawings transcribed as engravings to be used as drawing lesson studies (“Cours de Dessin”) in “Collection de dessins originaux de grands maîtres gravés en fac-simile par Alphonse Leroy; avec texte explicatif par MM. F. Reiset et F. Villot, conservateurs du Musée Imperial du Louvre”, printed by L Eudes (fl.1876–1888) and published in 1857–1859 (for plates 1–20) and 1860 (for plates 21 to 31) by Dusacq & Cie (fl.1864–1869) in Paris.

The British Museum offers a description of the series of which this engraving is a part:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1859-0212-20-39.

Crayon-manner engraving with aquatint(?) and plate tone, printed in a sanguine coloured ink on chine collé (China paper) on heavy blue wove paper with a wide margin.

Size: (sheet) 28.1 x 40.5 cm; (image borderline) 26.8 x 39.5 cm.

Numbered and lettered on plate above the image borderline: (centre) “COURS DE DESSIN/ FAC-SIMILE DES GRANDS MAÎTRES.”; (right) “Pl. XIV.”

Lettered on plate below the image borderline: (left) “Dessiné par André del Sarto”; (centre) “Imp Eudes Paris/ Andrea del sarto, né á Florence en 1488, mort dans la meme ville en 1530./ DUSACQ & Cie 14, Boulevart Poissonniere, Paris”; (right) “Gravé par Alphonse Leroy.”

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with a generously wide margin. The sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains or foxing.

I am selling this large crayon-manner engraving designed as a drawing lesson study, for [deleted] 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.

If you are interested in purchasing this exceptionally sensitive translation of the texture of a chalk drawing into an engraving, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold