Antique Lithograph Portrait of Ary Scheffer by Le Gout-Gérard, circa 1855
€ 480
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1855
Sheet size
53.2 × 38.5 cm (20.9 × 15.2 in)
Condition
Excellent
Reference
BG-14097-4
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
The lithograph is in excellent condition. The image area is clean and sharply printed, with fine tonal detail. The wide margins are clear with only a few faint handling marks and minor foxing near the lower edge. The sheet is untrimmed and unmounted.
About this sheet
A portrait of the painter Ary Scheffer, a lithograph published by Goupil, Vibert & Cie, with the name "Ary Scheffer" printed under the image and his facsimile signature at the lower right. The date is given as about 1855.
Scheffer is shown seated in a carved wooden chair, wearing an overcoat and cravat, with a large portfolio or sketchbook held open across his lap and his eyes turned toward the viewer. His curly hair and mustache are drawn in soft crayon tones against a bare, lightly tinted ground, and the oval of light around the figure is typical of the studio portraits issued in this series. The imprint along the foot lists the publishers in three places: Paris, with London "pub. by E. Gambart & Co., 25 Berners Street" and New York "pub. by Goupil, Vibert & Co., Broadway."
Ary Scheffer was born in Dordrecht in 1795 and worked in France, where he painted religious and literary subjects and was close to the court of Louis-Philippe. He died in 1858, and the portrait was drawn by Le Gout-Gérard while he was still at the height of his reputation.
