Antique Print-LANDSCAPE-DOVECOT-WASHING-RIVER-Helman-Campion-1761

Original etching/engraving on handlaid (verge) paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. The image size is ca. 14.5 x 9.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.1 x 4.9 inch. The image size is ca. 5.7 x 3.7 inch.

Original antique print. It shows: two small landscapes. The left features two women washing clothes in the river just outside a wooden building. The right features a woman climbing a ladder up to a dovecot, while another woman leans over a bridge. This original print originates from a work by Basan: ‘Dictionnaire des graveurs anciens et modernes depuis l’origine de la gravure’, published in Paris in 1767, and again in 1789. This work contained numerous engravings, some of which were copies made by Basan, others original plates.. It was published by Basan in 1761.Artists and Engravers: Artist: Isodore-Stanislas Helman. Engraver: C. Campion. Published by: Basan, in 1761. Pierre-Francois Basan (Paris 1723-1797) is a French engraver. He was a pupil of Etienne Fessard and Jean Daulle. He was principally occupied as a printseller, and published a ‘Dictionnaire des Graveurs’ in 1767.

Condition: Good, given age. Top margin browned and foxed.General age-related light toning and/or staining from handling. Please study scan carefully

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-LANDSCAPE-DOVECOT-WASHING-RIVER-HELMAN-CAMPION

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