Women of Agen, Marseille and Montauban with Shepherds of the Vosges, 1842
€ 195
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-13061-27
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
Light handling wear to the top left and bottom right corners; minor nicks along the left and right edges. Even age toning. Scattered light foxing and one larger brown spot in the margin.
About this sheet
This original antique lithograph, hand colored, is from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows three women at a stone fountain topped by an urn. At left a woman in a yellow headscarf, pink bodice and green skirt carries fruit in her gathered apron; in the center a woman in a broad black hat, dark bodice and bright red skirt fills a brown jug at the spout; at right a woman in a hooded checked headdress, yellow collar and striped apron holds a metal jug. The lower image shows three figures under a tree: a man in a red jacket and white hood sits by a basket with a gun propped behind him, a woman in a white winged cap turns a large wheel on a wooden stand, and a man in a red suit and hood leans on a long gun and holds up a horn, with a jug standing beside the gun.
The top margin is lettered "Tav 27" (in italic), "FRANCIA" and "Tom IV". The upper caption reads "Donna di Agen. Fantesca forese di Marsiglia. Donna di Montaubon" (Woman of Agen. Country maidservant of Marseille. Woman of Montauban), and the lower "Pastori di Wasgau" (Shepherds of the Wasgau).
Agen and Montauban are towns of southwestern France, and Marseille is the great port of Provence. Wasgau is an old German name for the Vosges, the mountain range of eastern France.
The strong reds and the lively fountain scene make this an attractive choice for a collection of French regional 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.
