Description:
- Engraving Finstermunz. Tyrol.
- All titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- In the upper margin is the legend 'Tyrol - Tyrol'.
- In the lower margin is the legend 'Finstermunz'.
- The number '5' is printed in the upper right-hand corner, suggesting that the engraving is number 5 in a series.
- Augustin François Lemaître: French engraver, lithographer, designer, publisher and photographer. He depicted numerous landscapes, monuments, architecture and people, especially during his many travels in Europe.
- Intaglio engraving 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 is not parallel to its opposite side, resulting in an irregularly shaped engraving paper.
- The ink is very good and the engraving is well stamped.
- The engraving is on medium-thick paper of fair quality.
- The engraving has suffered from humidity, so the paper has small damp spots and rust spots, which become more pronounced as one gets 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 bends.
- A light washing and bleaching would give a very good result.
Comments:
- Measurements are approximate.
- Ideal engraving as a decorative element.
- The tones of the colours in the photos do not coincide with the tones of the real colours.
- The engraving on 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.
4343 - ENGRAVING FINSTERMUNZ. TYROL. DANVIN.