Name: Antique Print-PIERRE-PAUL PRUD'HON-PORTRAIT-Mauzaisse-1823
SKU: PICTURA-08035
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Antique Print-PIERRE-PAUL PRUD’HON-PORTRAIT-Mauzaisse-1823

€110.00

‘MAUZAISSE 1823 / J. DELPECH LITH. / H. VERNET (EMBOSSED)’

– Bust portrait of Pierre-Paul Prud’hon facing viewer slightly right, wearing high-collared shirt, dark jacket and cravat, with Legion d’honneur insignia. Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758-1823) was a French painter and draftsman associated with the transition from Neoclassicism to Romanticism. He is best known for his allegorical and portrait works characterized by their softness and elegance.

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Description

Medium: Lithography (tinted) on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 33 x 50 cm (12.99 x 19.69 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 21.8 cm. (6.89 x 8.58 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PRUD’HON, MAUZAISSE, DELPECH, LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, FRENCH PAINTER, ROMANTICISM, CLASSICISM, 1820S ART, EARLY LITHOGRAPHY | PCO-E22-18

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Printed by Francois-Seraphin Delpech, Paris.

Biography engraver: Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse (1784-1844) was a French painter and early lithographer. He was known for his portraits and history paintings and contributed to the early popularization of lithography in France.