Chalcographie Du Louvre Paris Etching by Eugène Blery: "La Chaumière Au Poirier"

Description

Up for sale is this beautiful etching by Eugène Blery (French, 1805-1877) entitled "La Chaumière au Poirier" (Cottage with Pear … more Up for sale is this beautiful etching by Eugène Blery (French, 1805-1877) entitled "La Chaumière au Poirier" (Cottage with Pear Tree) from the Chalcographie du Louvre collection. This charming print is in excellent condition with minimal age toning, as pictured. It has an overall size of 13" x 10" and a plate size of 5 3/8" x 4".


About the Chalcographie du Louvre:

Since 1797, the Chalcographie du Louvre has conserved and printed from a collection of several thousand engraved copperplates, with the prints destined for sale.

The collection was originally made up of the plates from the Cabinet du Roi, les Menus Plaisirs and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. Throughout the nineteenth century, new plates were added to the Chalcographie, including commissions and old matrices purchased on the art market. Through this commissions policy, the Chalcographie champions the art of traditional printmaking. less