ENGRAVED SWORD CLAMADA DE ROLANDO.

Description:
- Engraving of the clamed sword of Rolando, which is conserved in the Royal Armoury of Madrid.
- All the titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- In the upper margin is the legend 'France (Carlovingios) - Francia (Carlovingiens)'.
- In the lower margin is the legend 'Espada clamada de Rolando, que se conserva en la real Armería de Madrid - Epée dite de Roland conservée dans l'Armería Real de Madrid'.
- The number '196' is printed in the upper right-hand corner, which suggests that the engraving is number 196 of a series.
- 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.
- Intaglio etching on steel plate, although another technique could also have been used.
- Produced in a single-colour black tone, very well inked.
- It is probably an engraving belonging to a book.
Conservation and damage:
- General condition: Good.
- The upper side of the paper does not keep the parallel to its opposite side, resulting in the paper of the engraving with an irregular shape.
- The ink is very good and the print is well stamped.
- The engraving has a medium-thickness paper of regular quality.
- The engraving has suffered from humidity, so the paper has small humidity stains and rust spots, all of which are more pronounced as we get closer to the edges.
- The engraving is dirty, and the edges are much dirtier, with very small tears, and the tips are slightly deteriorated with slight bending.
- A light washing and bleaching would be a very good result.

Comments:
- Measurements are approximate.

- Ideal engraving as a decorative element.

- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.

- The Engraving for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of it.

- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.