ENGRAVING FORT AND CHURCH OF SANT PETER AND SANT PAUL. SAINT PETERSBURG. RUSSIA.

Description:
- Engraving of the Fort and Church of San Pedro and San Pablo.
- All the titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- In the upper margin is the legend 'ST. Petersbourg - St. Petersburg'.
- In the lower margin is the legend ,Fortress and Church of St. Peter and Paul,.
- In the upper right-hand corner is printed the number '56', which suggests that the engraving is number 56 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 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: Regular.
- It is very well inked, and has a good stamping.
- The engraving is on a medium-thick paper of regular quality, glued at the corners to another paper.
- The engraving has suffered from humidity, so the paper has several humidity stains and rust spots, all of which are more pronounced as we get closer to the edges.
- The engraving is dirty, with the edges being much dirtier, with very small tears, and the tips 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.