Mexican Market Vendor and Charcoal Seller – Hand-Colored Engraving, 1867

€ 300

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1867
Sheet size: 26.3 × 17 cm (10.4 × 6.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14126-7

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

Condition report: Very good condition. Light age-related toning with some minor foxing in the margins, not affecting the image. Blank verso. Please examine images carefully.

About this sheet

Two figures from the "Types Mexicains" series, an original hand-colored steel engraving from Louis Énault's L'Amérique centrale et méridionale, published in Paris in 1867. The sheet is lettered "Indien revenant du marché" and "La Marchande de charbon", engraved by Ferdinand Delannoy after a drawing by Gustave Janet and printed by Chardon.

The two figures meet on a path in a dry landscape of agave and prickly pear. On the left a man in a straw hat and a loose shirt bends forward under a load, with a bundle across his back and small goods hanging from a short pole in his hands. On the right a woman in a headscarf, a white blouse and a long dark skirt carries a tall bundle of charcoal on her back and holds a stick.

The plates of this series gave European readers a view of Mexican trades and costume, here lightly colored by hand over the engraved lines.