Antique Engraving of Rio de Janeiro, Imperial Palace and Cathedral, c.1867

Religion · 19th century

Antique Engraving of Rio de Janeiro, Imperial Palace and Cathedral, c.1867

€ 240

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

Date: 1867
Sheet size: 17 × 26.3 cm (6.7 × 10.4 in)
Reference: BG-14126-10

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

Very good, with general age-related toning and some light foxing in the margins. Strong impression with crisp detail throughout. Blank verso. Please review the image carefully.

About this sheet

The Imperial Palace and cathedral square of Rio de Janeiro, an original steel engraving printed in Paris in the 1860s. The plate is lettered "Rio de Janeiro, Palais Impérial et Cathédrale", engraved by Ed. Willmann and printed by Chardon, and belongs to the same series of Latin American city views as the Énault plates of 1867.

A wide cobbled square fills the foreground. The palace stands at the left, a long, two-story building with a central balcony, shuttered windows and a steep tiled roof, and at the right the twin-towered church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel faces the square. Riders on horseback cross the left, women in crinolines and men in top hats stroll and talk in the center, and a carriage stands near the right edge.

At the time of publication Rio was the seat of the Brazilian monarchy and a center of transatlantic trade.