Spanish American from Mexico - Antique Costume Lithograph, c.1852

€ 220

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

Date: 1852
Sheet size: 26.3 × 17 cm (10.4 × 6.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14289-52

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-related toning and occasional minor spotting to the paper, with light edge wear consistent with age. Overall in good condition with attractive original hand-coloring and wide margins.

About this sheet

Spanish American man from Mexico, an original hand-colored lithograph of about 1852 from a nineteenth-century costume series in Dutch. The plate is lettered "Spaansch Amerikaan uit Mexico" (a Spanish American from Mexico) in small capitals beneath the figure.

The figure stands full length against the blank paper, in a tall black pointed hat with a yellow ribbon, an embroidered jacket with slashed sleeves, a yellow sash at the waist, and gray trousers worn with soft boots. A heavy striped blanket, in red, brown and ochre, hangs from one shoulder as a cloak. In his hand he holds a long pole with a forked iron tip. The color is applied by hand in deep blacks, warm ochres, reds and muted blues over the lithographed outline.

Plates of this kind presented the dress of different peoples to a European public. The large margins leave the single figure alone on the sheet.