Print Description
Medium: Crayon style lithograph with original hand colouring on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 26.8 x 36.5 cm (10.55 x 14.37 inch). Image size: 18.5 x 25.8 cm. (7.28 x 10.16 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
EN FAMILLE, LEMERCIER, LEOPOLD DE MOULIGNON, GENRE PRINT, 19TH CENTURY, GIRL WITH DOGS, SENTIMENTAL PRINT, FRENCH LITHOGRAPH, VICTORIAN ART, FAMILY, PUPPIES | PCO-E30-25
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Based on painting Petite fille aux chiens by Leopold de Moulignon. Painting formerly held by Musee d’Orsay, later lost after diplomatic loan. Printed by Lemercier, after the painting Petite fille aux chiens by Leopold de Moulignon. Image title: “En Famille”. Genre scene with sentimental theme.
Biography engraver: Lemercier & Cie was one of the most renowned 19th-century lithographic printers in Paris, known for high-quality artistic reproductions and chromolithographs. Founded by Rose-Joseph Lemercier, the firm printed for leading artists and publishers in the 19th century.
Biography artist: Leopold de Moulignon (1821-1897) was a French painter and illustrator known for genre scenes and sentimental subjects, often featuring children and animals. He was active in Paris and associated with the academic realist tradition.
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