ENGRAVING INTERIOR CASTLE IN NANTES. S. XV.

Description:
- Interior engraving Castle in Nantes, from the 15th century. The Castle of the Dukes of Brittany is an ancient medieval fortress and ducal palace located in the city of Nantes, France. The Loire River once fed the moats.
- All titles and signatures are outside the plate. The draughtsman is unknown.
- In the upper margin is the legend 'France XVºS - France SºXV'.
- In the lower margin it has the legend 'Manoir du XV La Nantes - Interior of a 15th century castle in Nantes'.
- In the upper right-hand corner is printed the number '450', which suggests that the engraving is the 450th 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: Good.
- The upper side of the paper does not keep the parallel to its opposite side, resulting in an irregularly shaped engraving paper.
- The ink is very good and the print is well stamped.
- The engraving is on medium-thick paper of average thickness and regular quality, glued at the corners to another paper.
- The engraving has suffered from humidity, so the paper has 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 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.