Mexican Market Indian and Firewood Seller, Hand-Colored Costume Print, 1865
€ 190
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1865
Sheet size
17.3 × 25 cm (6.8 × 9.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14302-18
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
Good condition consistent with age. Light age toning and occasional minor foxing. Minor handling wear at the sheet edges. Original hand coloring remains attractive. Please review all photographs carefully.
About this sheet
Two Mexican market figures in an original hand-colored print of about 1865, signed "Jh Delannoy sc." at the lower right and printed in Paris, with a Paris printer's imprint at the lower left. The captions are lettered in Dutch beneath the two figures: "Een van de markt komende Indiaan" (an Indian coming from the market) and "De houtskoolverkoopster" (the charcoal seller).
The man at the left is shown bent forward as he walks, in a straw hat, white cotton shirt and trousers and sandals, with a bundle slung on his back and a short pole in his hand from which hang strings of small wares. The woman at the right, in a striped headcloth, blouse and long dark skirt, carries a large tied load on her back, a bundle of sticks and charcoal bound with a strap, and holds a stick in her right hand. Behind them the open ground is sparsely planted with palms, agave and prickly pear, and a low hill closes the distance under a cloudy sky.
Costume plates of this kind, with Dutch captions, were prepared for a European audience curious about everyday dress in Mexico.
