Tomb Screen of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, Antique Print, 1851
€ 180
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1851
Mapmaker / artist
Arnout (draughtsman), Kellerhoven (lithographer)
Publisher
Lacroix and Séré, Paris (printed by Lemercier)
Technique
Chromolithograph
Coloring
Printed in color
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12228-4-43
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
Light age toning, a little darker toward the edges; occasional small spots in the margins; light handling wear to the corners. Please see the images.
About this sheet
This is an original antique chromolithograph, printed in olive, bronze and brown tones, lettered "ENTOURAGE DE LA TOMBE DE HENRY VII, à l'Abbayé de Westminster". The plate shows the long rectangular screen in elevation. Its sides are made of two tiers of tall openings filled with Gothic tracery, with a doorway under a pointed arch set left of center. An openwork cresting with spiky pinnacles runs along the top, and above the door rise the crowned royal arms between two supporters over a band of lettering. Corner turrets of open lattice frame the whole, which stands on a low base.
The caption translates as "enclosure of the tomb of Henry VII, at Westminster Abbey." The running head reads "AMEUBLEMENT RELIGIEUX". The credits read "Arnout del.", "Chromolith. Lemercier." and "Kellerhoven lith.", with "F. Séré direxit" beneath the caption.
Le Moyen Âge et la Renaissance was published in Paris in five volumes between 1848 and 1851. Paul Lacroix, who also wrote as the Bibliophile Jacob, edited the text, and Ferdinand Séré directed the illustrations, which is why his name and the word direxit stand beneath every plate. The work surveys the manners, crafts, sciences and arts of medieval and Renaissance Europe, and its chromolithographed plates record objects held around 1850 in churches, museums and private collections. This plate is from the fourth volume, dated 1851. The screen stands in the Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey around the tomb of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
The wide format suits a space above a desk or a mantel.
Condition: Light age toning, a little darker toward the edges; occasional small spots in the margins; light handling wear to the corners.
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.
