ENGRAVING CASTLE GAILLARD. FRANCE.

Description:
- Engraving of the Castle of Gaillard, in France.
- All the titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- In the upper margin it has the legend 'FRANCE - FRANCE'.
- In the lower margin is the legend 'Chateau Gaillard - Château de Gaillard'.
- In the upper right-hand corner is printed the number '264 B 275', which suggests that the engraving is number 264 B 275 of a series.
- Château Gaillard, a ruined medieval fortress perched on a cliff, is located in the heart of the Norman Vexin, about 100 km from Paris. It is a part of French history overlooking the Seine valley.
- 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.
- It is very well inked, and has a good stamping.
- The engraving is on medium-thick paper of average thickness and regular quality, glued at the corners to another paper.
- 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.