Portrait of Alphonse de Lamartine – 19th Century Lithograph by Le Gout-Gérard
€ 370
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Sheet size
53.2 × 38.5 cm (20.9 × 15.2 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14097-9
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 print is in very good condition. The image is crisp and clean, with strong detail and tonal variation. The wide margins show only slight age-related foxing and a few handling marks. The sheet is untrimmed and remains excellent overall.
About this sheet
A portrait of the poet and statesman Alphonse de Lamartine, a lithograph by Le Gout-Gérard published by Goupil, Vibert & Cie, Paris, lettered "A. de Lamartine, Représentant du Peuple (Loire)" with his facsimile signature at the lower right. The old description places it between about 1850 and 1855; no firm date appears on the sheet, and the series number 1 is printed at the lower center.
Lamartine is shown seated in a carved and gilded armchair, his head resting on one hand and his eyes looking away from the viewer. He wears a long buttoned coat with a high collar, and an open volume and papers lie on the table beside him, with a book whose spine is lettered with the names of his works. The figure is drawn in soft gray crayon tones against an almost bare background, with the face worked in the finest detail.
The caption names him as a representative of the people for the Loire, a reminder of his role in the French Revolution of 1848. The foot of the sheet lists the publishers in Paris, London (Gambart & Co., 25 Berners Street) and New York (Goupil, Vibert & Co., Broadway).
