Engraving Seal and against Seal of Louis VIII. Engraving Seal and counter sea…

ENGRAVED DATA. ENGLISH Title/Object : Engraving Seal and Counter Seal of Louis VIII Theme : Monarchies Authors : Draftsman: Vernie, del. Recorder: Lemaitre, direxit Printer: Unknown. Publisher: Unknown. Coordinator: Agustín Françoise Lemaitre Technique : Strong water chalcography on steel. Edition : Unknown. Print : Unknown Era : First Half 19th century. Measurements : Paper: 20.1 x 12.8 cm. Preservation : Good. Description : – Engraved Seal and against Seal of Louis VIII. – The engraving shows the seal and counter-seal of Louis VIII, in a broad way and taking care of detail. – All titles and signatures are off the plate. – On the top margin has the legend FRANCE (SºXIII) – FRANCE (XIIIº. S)” – On the bottom margin has the legend “Sceau et Contre Sceau de Louis VIII – Seal and Contra Seal of Louis VIII”. – The number “279” is printed on the upper right corner, suggesting that the Engraving is the number 279 in a series. – Augustin François Lemaître: French engraver, lithographer, designer, editor, and photographer. He depicted many landscapes, monuments, architecture, and people, especially during his numerous trips around Europe. – Etching chalcographic engraving on steel, although a different technique could also have been used. – It is probably an engraving belonging to a book. Preservation and damage : -Overall Condition: Good. – This is fine inked, and has good stamping. – Made in monochrome black shade, very well ink. – The top side of the paper does not hold parallel to its opposite side, resulting in the engraving paper being irregularly shaped. – Engraving has a medium-thick, regular-quality paper, glued from the corners to another paper. – Engraving is dirty, having much dirtier edges, with tiny breaks, and slightly deteriorated tips with slight bends. It has small stains of moisture and rust. – If light washing and bleaching is applied, the result would be very good. Comments : – Measurements are approximate. – Ideal engraving as a decorative element. – The color shades in the photos are not the same as the actual color shades. – The engraving for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. Description is not a detailed exposition of it. – The data provided here are uncontested personal opinions. DATA ENGRAVING. ENGLISH. Title/Object : Engraving Seal and counter-seal of Louis VIII Theme : Monarchies Authors : Draughtsman: Vernie, del. Engrave: Lemaitre, direxit Printer: Unknown. Publisher: Unknown. Coordinator: Agustín Françoise Lemaitre Technique : Etching on steel. Edition : Unknown. Print run : Unknown Period : First half of XIX century. Size : Paper: 20.1 x 12.8 cm. Conservation : Good. Description : – Engraving Seal and counter seal of Louis VIII. – The engraving shows the seal and counter-seal of Louis VIII, in an ample form and with attention to detail. – All the titles and signatures are outside the plate. – In the upper margin it has the legend “FRANCE (SºXIII) – FRANCE (XIIIº. S)”. – In the lower margin it has the legend “Sceau et Contre Sceau de Louis VIII – Seal and Counter-Seal of Louis VIII”. – In the upper right corner is printed the number “279”, which suggests that the engraving is number 279 of a series. – Augustin François Lemaître: French engraver, lithographer, designer, publisher and photographer. He depicted many landscapes, monuments, architecture and people, especially during his many travels in Europe. – Intaglio etching on steel, although a different technique could also have been used. – It is probably an engraving from a book. Conservation and damage : – General condition: Good. – The ink is very good, and the print is well stamped. – It is in single-colour black, with very good ink. – The upper side of the paper is not parallel to its opposite side, resulting in an irregularly shaped engraving. – The engraving is on medium-thick paper of average thickness and regular quality, glued at the corners to another paper. – The engraving is dirty, and the edges are much dirtier, with very small tears, and the tips are slightly deteriorated with slight bends. It has small damp and rust stains. – If it were lightly washed and bleached, the result would be very good. Comments : – Measurements are approximate. – Ideal engraving as a decorative element. – The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours. – The Engraving for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of it. – The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.