Peruvian Women's Costumes, Huarochirí & Huancavelica, Hand-Colored, 1841

€ 795

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-14303-44

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 scattered foxing, primarily visible in the wide margins. Minor handling wear at the sheet edges. Original hand-coloring remains fresh and attractive. Please review images carefully.

About this sheet

Two Peruvian women in regional dress, an original hand-colored lithograph of about 1841 drawn by Pierre Blanchard. The plate is lettered "Indienne de Huarachiri (Pérou)" under the figure at the left and "Indienne de Guancavelica (Pérou)" under the figure at the right.

The woman from Huarochirí, at the left, wears a broad-brimmed straw hat, a dark green bodice and skirt edged in yellow, and a red shawl or apron looped over her arm. The woman from Huancavelica, at the right, wears a blue dress with a red mantle edged in yellow draped over her shoulders and carries a small bundle in one hand. Each stands on a small patch of ground with small scrubby plants, and the rest of the sheet is left bare.

The plate comes from a French voyage atlas of the 1840s, and the two figures illustrate the differences of dress between the highland districts of Peru.