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 age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. The sheet is laid in an old card window mount. Printed image clean.
About this sheet
A steel engraving of Leipzig seen across the meadows, signed and dated in the plate by J.G. Martini, 1836.
The skyline of the city runs along the horizon, with what appears to be the steep roof of St. Thomas's among the church towers rising above the houses. In front, broad meadows and a winding river lead the eye back, crossed by a small footbridge at left and a weir at right. Two tall trees stand in the foreground, where a group of country people rests beside a wheelbarrow.
The plate is lettered "Leipzig", "Stahlstich v. I.G. Martini 1836" at lower right, and the plate number CXXXXVIII at the upper right. A dealer's record identifies the plate as from Meyer's Universum, published by the Bibliographisches Institut, and the date is engraved in the plate.
Leipzig was one of the great trading and publishing cities of Germany, and this pastoral view shows it before the railways and industry of the following decades changed its edges.
The sheet is laid in an old card window mount, which suits a simple frame. A good piece for anyone with a link to Leipzig or Saxony. The engraved image measures about 11 by 16 cm (height by width).
Condition: Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. The sheet is laid in an old card window mount. Printed image clean.
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.
