ENGRAVING HOSPICIO MONTE S. BERNARDO. SWITZERLAND. ROUARGUE

Description:
- Engraving Hospicio del Monte S. Bernardo (Vallés).
- The Hospice of Mount St. Bernard, nowadays called: the Port of the Great St. Bernard.
- It is one of the travelling myths of Switzerland, not only because it is one of the best known in Europe, but also because it is the port that gave its name to the famous Saint Bernard dogs.
- All titles and signatures are outside the plate. The draughtsman is unknown.
- In the upper margin is the legend 'Switzerland - Suisse'.
- In the lower margin it has the legend 'Hospice du Mont St. Bernard (Valais). Hospice du Mont St. Bernard (Valles)'.
- In the upper right-hand corner is printed the number '5', which suggests that the engraving is number 5 of a series.
- In the lower right corner, the Engraver signs only as Rouargue, so it is by one of the two Rouargue brothers. In our opinion, the author of the engraving plate is most probably Adolphe Rouargue (1810 - 1870).
- Chalcographic etching on steel plate, although another technique could also have been used.
- It is in single-colour black tone, very well inked.
- It is probably an engraving belonging to a book.

Conservation and Damage:
- General condition: Fair.
- The engraving is on thin paper of fair quality.
- It is well inked and has a good stamping.
- The upper and lower margins are scarce. The lateral margins are wide.
- The engraving has suffered from humidity, so the paper has damp 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.