Print Description
Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: large rosary with cross.
Sheet size: 38.9 x 31.1 cm (15.31 x 12.24 inch). Image size: 37.7 x 30 cm. (14.84 x 11.81 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. 2 Pinholes in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
JEAN PILLEMENT, BENAZECH, FISHING SCENE, ROMANTIC RUINS, HARBOR, 18TH CENTURY ETCHING, FRENCH PRINT, LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES, CLASSICAL RUINS, SAILING BOATS | PCO-E21-22
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
After a design by Jean Pillement, printed by Peter Paul Benazech. The etched version includes the caption “La Bonne Peche” in the published state.
State: Proof before captions.
Reference: Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Inv. PPBenazech AB 3.10.
Biography engraver: Peter Paul Benazech (c. 1744-1783) was a British engraver known for topographical, architectural, and decorative subjects; active in England and France.
Biography artist: Jean Pillement (1728-1808) was a French painter and designer known for his chinoiserie and romantic landscapes; worked across Europe and was influential in decorative arts.
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