Buy Engraving Sepulchre of Fredegonda. 19Th Century

- Engraving Sepulchre of Fredegonda.
- The engraving shows the Sepulchre of Fredegunta. Frankish Queen of Neustria, her life was spent amidst a series of assassinations and wars against Queen Brunegild.
- All the titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- Augustin François Lemaître: French engraver, lithographer, designer, publisher and photographer. He depicted many landscapes, monuments, architecture and people, especially during his many travels in Europe.
- In the upper margin is the legend "FRANCE (Monuments Merovingiens) - FRANCE (Monuments Merovingiens)".
- In the lower margin is the legend "Tombeau de Fredegonde - Sepulchre of Fredegonde".
- In the upper right-hand corner is printed the number "158", which suggests that the engraving is number 158 of a series.
- Chalcographic etching on steel, although another technique could also have been used.
- It is probably an engraving belonging to a book.
Conservation and damage:
- General condition: Good.
- The ink is very good and the print is well stamped.
- It is in single-colour black, with very good ink.
- It has good margins, both at the top and bottom, as well as on the sides.
- The engraving has a medium thick paper of regular quality, glued by the corners to another paper.
- The engraving is dirty, and the edges are much dirtier, with very small tears, and the tips are slightly deteriorated with slight bends. It has small damp and rust stains.
- If a light washing and bleaching were applied, the result would be very good.