Boulevard des Italiens at Night, Paris, Engraving after Eugène Lami, c. 1845
€ 140
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1845
Mapmaker / artist
Eugène Lami (artist), E. Radclyffe (engraver)
Publisher
Fisher, Son & Co., London; H. Mandeville, Paris
Technique
Steel engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13194-114
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 wear to the bottom left and bottom right corners. Age toning; handling soiling along the edges and foxing with some brown staining in the margins. Printed image clean.
About this sheet
A rare night scene of the Boulevard des Italiens in Paris, after Eugène Lami, engraved by E. Radclyffe.
A full moon hangs over the rooftops while the lit windows of a grand corner building throw light into the street. Carriages, cabs and a horse drawn omnibus crowd the roadway, gentlemen in top hats and ladies in wide skirts throng the pavement under the trees, and gas lamps glow along the boulevard. The engraver has worked the dark sky in dense ruled lines to make the lights shine.
The plate is lettered "Eugene Lami" and "E. Radclyffe", with the title "Italian Boulevards", captions in French and German, "Boulevard des Italiens" and "Italiänische Boulevard", and the imprint "Fisher, Son and Co. London. H. Mandeville, Paris". It belongs to the Fisher series of views of France of the mid 1840s and is dated circa 1845.
The Boulevard des Italiens was the heart of fashionable Paris under the July Monarchy, lined with cafés, theaters and clubs. Eugène Lami was the great painter of Parisian society, and this is one of the liveliest plates of the series.
A striking piece for a dining room or bar, and a talking point among more conventional daylight views. The engraved image measures about 10.3 by 16.1 cm (height by width), and the margins around it carry all the original lettering, which is worth keeping visible in the mat.
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.
