ENGRAVING CASTLE OF THE SEVEN TOWERS. TURKEY

Description:
- Engraving Castle of the seven towers, in Turkey.
- The engraving shows the Castle of the Seven Towers, located in Turkey.
- All the titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- In the upper margin is the legend 'TURQUIE - TURQUIA'.
- In the lower margin is the legend 'Chateau des sept Tours (Yedi - Koulé) - Castle of the Seven Towers'.
- The number '43' is printed in the upper right-hand corner, suggesting that the engraving is number 43 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, although a different technique could also have been used.
- It is probably an engraving from a book.

Conservation and Damage:
- General condition: Fair-bad.
- The ink is very good, and it has a good stamping.
- It is in monochrome black, with very good ink.
- The upper side of the paper is not parallel to its opposite side, resulting in an irregularly shaped engraving.
- The upper margin is scarce and irregular and the lower margin is scarce. The side margins are wide.
- The engraving has a thin paper of regular quality.
- The engraving is dirty, 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.
- 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.