Officer of Nauplia with a Greek Bride and a Greek Merchant, Lithograph, 1842
€ 245
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1842
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Giuseppe Antonelli
Publisher
Giuseppe Antonelli, Venice
Technique
Lithograph
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
28 × 20 cm (11.0 × 7.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13061-131
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
Age toning; handling soiling along the edges and foxing with some brown staining in the margins. Printed image clean.
About this sheet
This original antique lithograph, hand colored, comes from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows an officer seated on a rock by the shore, in a red fez, a white jacket and leggings embroidered in yellow, a full white fustanella and a red sash, holding a long gun with a sword at his side. Across the water a boat passes a low fortified building on a hill. The lower image shows at left the head and shoulders of a bride, her eyes lowered, in a tall crimson headdress bordered in gold, topped with yellow tassels and hung with gold pendants, her long loose hair falling over a flowered mantle, with gold necklaces at her throat. At right a merchant in a striped turban, red vest, brown waistcoat and green trousers sits on a blue cloak, writing on a sheet of paper with a pen.
The top margin is lettered "Tav 131", "GRECIA" and "Tom IV". The captions read "Officiale di Naupilia" (Officer of Nauplia), "Sposa Greca" (Greek bride) and "Mercante Greco" (Greek merchant).
Nauplia, today Nafplio, in the Peloponnese, was the capital of independent Greece until 1834, when the seat of government moved to Athens. The fustanella, the pleated white kilt, was worn by Greek fighters in the War of Independence and became part of the national dress.
Rich in red and gold, this plate is a fine choice for a collection of Greek subjects or of Mediterranean costume.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
