ENGRAVING CRISTIANIA (CHRISTIANIA). NORWAY.

Description:
- Engraving Cristiania. Norway
- The engraving shows the ancient city of Cristiania (Christiania) in a large form and with great attention to detail.
- All the titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- In the upper margin is the legend 'NORWÈGE - NORWAY'.
- In the lower margin is the legend 'Christiania (Etat actual) - Cristiania'.
- The number '11' is printed in the upper right-hand corner, suggesting that the engraving is number 11 in 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: Good.
- The ink is very good, and the print is well stamped.
- It is in single-colour 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 engraving has a medium-thickness paper of average thickness and regular quality.
- 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.
- 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.