Buy Engraving on the cover of Apeles Mestre. Bust of Gustave Doré. 19TH CE

Measurements: Paper: 39,9 x 27,8 cm.
(H x W) Image: 34,9 x 24,5 cm.

Description:
- The Object for sale is the one corresponding to the photos, which in turn are complemented in this Description, with the aim of providing a better knowledge of the Object, and never being a detailed exhibition of it.
- Engraving on the cover of notebook number 12 of 4 reales (not on a plate), and signed on the plate with the initials "AM" of Apeles Mestre. Dated 1883.
- In the centre is a portrait of the bust of Gustave Doré, surrounded by a magnificent composition of drawings by Apel-les Mestre himself, among them, Children"s Stories, Dante"s Inferno, etc.
- The engraving on the cover of the booklet is on thin grey paper. It is made with wood panel, woodcut, and single-colour tone in black.
- The magnificent works of the artist Apeles Mestre (1854-1936) can be distinguished. A writer, drawer and musician, he was an independent artist and a modernist. His work as a humorous draftsman and illustrator is also copious. He was the forerunner of the comic strip, collaborated with cartoons in the periodical press of the time and was also a prolific book illustrator.

Conservation and damage:
- General condition: Very good
- It has dirty edges, with small breaks and folds.
- The image is centred with very good margins.
- It has good printing, and good ink levels.
- The engraving has not suffered any external aggressions such as humidity, insect or rodent attacks, etc.
- Although it is a very delicate paper, it is recommended that it be washed and bleached, as the result could be perfect.