ENGRAVING MONTANVERT. SEA OF ICE. SWITZERLAND.

Description:
- Engraving Montanvert, Sea of ice. Switzerland.
- All titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- In the upper margin it has the legend 'Mer de Glace - Mar de Glace - Mer de Glace'.
- In the lower margin is the legend 'Montanvert - Montanrert - Montanvert'.
- Glacier Montanvert was the common name in the 18th century for a part of the glacier in the Alps, now known as the Mer de Glace, on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif.
- In the upper right-hand corner is the number ,37,, which suggests that the engraving is number 37 in a series.
- In the lower right-hand corner, the engraver signs it 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.
- Produced in single-colour black tone, very well inked.
- It is probably an engraving belonging to a book.

Conservation and Damage:
- General condition: Fair.
- The right side of the paper does not maintain the parallel to its opposite side, resulting in the paper of the engraving with an irregular shape.
- The ink is very good and the print is well stamped.
- The engraving has a medium-thickness paper of regular quality.
- 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, 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.