Antique Costume Print of a Woman in Lima by Wahlen, 1843
€ 100
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1843
Sheet size
20 × 13.5 cm (7.9 × 5.3 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12499-71
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
General age-related toning. Minor wear and creasing, blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
A woman of Lima in the veiled dress of the city, an original hand-colored print from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, published in 1843. The plate is lettered "Femme de Lima" beneath the image.
The figure stands in profile with her head and shoulders wrapped in a dark blue mantle that covers the face except for one eye, a style of dress associated with Lima in the nineteenth century. Below it she wears a white apron embroidered with flowers over a red underskirt, a yellow patterned skirt and red slippers, and a small hat lies on the ground at her feet. A second veiled figure is sketched in pale outline in the distance. The engraving is lightly shaded and the colors are applied by hand in washes, with a small signature letter at the lower left.
The sheet belongs to Wahlen's series of national costume views, in which each plate shows a typical figure of a city or people.
