Print Description
(View of the surroundings of Orleans.)
Made by Giuseppe Canale after Aignan-Thomas Desfriches.
Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 24 x 19.1 cm (9.45 x 7.52 inch). Image size: 17.7 x 13.4 cm. (6.97 x 5.28 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling and foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
LANDSCAPE-ORLEANS-RIVER-WATERMILL | PCO-C104-48
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
Biography engraver: Giuseppe Canale (1725-1802) was an Italian designer and engraver. He was born in Rome, the son of Antonio Canale. He was instructed in engraving by Jacob Frey, and also frequented the school of the Cavali?re Marco Benefial. In 1751 he was invited to Dresden to assist in engraving plates for the pictures in their Gallery, and was appointed engraver to the Court. He completed the following prints:.
Biography artist: Aignan-Thomas Desfriches (1715-1800), seigneur de la Cartaudiere, was a French draughtsman, collector and patron of the arts born in Orleans on March 7, 1715 and died in Orleans on December 25, 1800.
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