Original Rare Antique Print of a Ruin in Peru, 1857

€ 220

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1857
Sheet size: 21 × 26 cm (8.3 × 10.2 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-10125

Condition

general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Untitled print of a ruin in Peru. This print originates from 'Die Kunstwerke vom Alterthum bis auf die Gegenwart, oder, Wegweiser durch das ganze Gebiet der bildenden Kunst : enthaltend diejenigen Werke der Baukunst, Malerei und Bildhauerei, welche die verschiedenen Perioden, Style und Schulen der Kunst am bestimmtesten charakterisisieren' by C. A. Menzel.

Artists and engravers: Author: Carl August Menzel.

Condition: good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1857
Overall size: 25.8 x 21 cm.
Image size: 20.5 x 15.2 cm.

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