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 RARE  1809 Copper Plate Portrait Prints

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Print 1:  Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary. He was best known, however, for his dramatic works, especially the three Figaro plays.

Print 2: Jean le Rond d'Alembert

Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Until 1759 he was co-editor with Denis Diderot of the Encyclopédie.

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This offering is for two (2) separate and different very rarely offered copper-plate engraved portrait prints mounted back to back on a piece of album paper. These are 210+ years old and condition is actually quite good but does have aging faults.  One engraving tends to be better than the other.  PLEASE INSPECT PHOTOS and READ NOTE BELOW.

 

Either of the engravings is well worth the item value.


 See Important Note below.

 
HISTORICAL INFORMATION:


Important Note about condition: Each print is spot-glued (in two spots - top and bottom) to the album page in which it was mounted more than 150 years ago. The print does not lie perfectly flat due to the laid paper and its attachment to the  backing. As a result, the picture can cause areas of shading to appear, which are not really there. However, these prints do have occasional foxing and other faults. These are very rare 210+ year old copper plate print images of famous individuals rarely seen in portraits and well worth consideration.

Prints are priced to sell as a great piece of 210+ year old history. I don't use the word "rare" often, but it does apply to these engravings.

  • Each print is a really nice copper plate print on medium-weight laid paper. 
  • The literary work in which it was originally published is quite rare and an example was offered in Sotheby's Manuscript Auction in 2003. 
  • The individual portraits are very sharp and highly detailed. Represented are the most important men and from all nations of the world who shaped pre-1800 history (from ancient times to the later 1700s) , many of whom are rarely available in portrait form. 
  • This print(s) is one removed by someone c1910 from their original volumes and placed in an album.   
  • I have seen only a few of these prints in European antiquarian print shops, selling at prices in excess of $25 each.  Please visit my store for other prints from this series. I will be adding only a few of these each month to my store.
CONDITION General age toning; minor foxing    Please INSPECT PHOTO. 

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PUBLISHED DATE  1809    
ENGRAVER/ARTIST Paul Charles Landon  (1750-1826) Prestigious French Artist and Engraver  - Copper Engraved Plate Print
SOURCE

Historical Gallery of the Most Famous Men of Every Century and All Nations (GALERIE HISTORIQUE DES HOMMES LES PLUS CELEBRES DE TOUS LES SI ECLES ET DE TOUTES NATIVES) -- A 13-volume collection
IMAGE SIZE (approx): 2.25 X 3.5 INCHES
PRINT SIZE (approx):  3.25 X 6 INCHES  Photo may enlarged for your inspection
IMAGE NOTE:  Please inquire if you have a question.
NOTES: Reverse is blank, but attached to album page. These are an original 1809 prints, not reproductions.  

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History-On-Paper

Item #1119-910

The Fine Print

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Shipping costs:  My shipping costs are calculated on three factors - getting your item to you as quickly as possible, as cost effectively as possible, and as safely as possible.  I pride myself in providing optimal protection.  I use First Class or Priority Mail on most small items; Parcel Post on larger items; and Media Mail on books and magazines. You may request expedited shipment if you are willing to pay costs. P/H is combined on multiple prints mailed at the same time. Please make your purchases from my auctions or store. I will send a combined invoice reflecting your savings.
The Nature of Prints & Engravings: It was not until the 20th century that prints were commonly produced for the print itself. Prior to this, virtually all prints (and engravings) were produced as illustrations to be included in a manuscript, book, newspaper, or pamphlet. Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques: relief printing (woodcut & wood engraving), intaglio printing (steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and planographic printing (lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.). While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty.