Peruvian Women of Lima, Cheese Seller and Regional Costume, Original 1841

US$892

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1841
Sheet size: 32.5 × 50.5 cm (12.8 × 19.9 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14303-45

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 throughout and scattered foxing, primarily visible in the margins. Minor handling wear at the sheet edges. Original hand-coloring remains bright and attractive. Wide original margins preserved.

About this sheet

A cheese seller of Lima and a woman from the countryside around the city, an original hand-colored lithograph of about 1841 drawn by Pierre Blanchard. The plate is lettered "Marchande de Fromages de Lima" under the figure at the left and "Indienne des environs de Lima" under the figure at the right, with a note at the upper left naming the voyage atlas from which it comes.

The cheese seller is seen from behind, in a straw hat, with her hair in a long braid, a blue dress, a dark overskirt and a woven belt, and she holds out a flat tray of cheeses at her side. The woman at the right faces the viewer, wearing a tall dark hat with a green underside, a blue dress with a yellow collar, a black apron and a pink shawl over her arm. Each stands on a small patch of ground, and the rest of the sheet is left bare.

Plates of this kind in French voyage atlases showed the dress and the trades of the places visited, and Lima's street sellers were a favorite subject.