ENGRAVING PANNEMAKER,SC

Description:
Authors: Draughtsman: Gustave Doré (1832 - 1883)
Engraver: Adolphe-François Pannemaker
Printer: Unknown.
Publisher: Unknown.
Technique: Xylography. Woodcut.
Edition: Unknown.
Print run: Unknown
Period: Second Half of the 19th century. The year 1883.
Conservation: Good.
Measurements: Paper: 39,9 x 28,3 cm.
(H x W) Image: 24,5 x 19,7 cm.

Description:
- The Object on sale is the one that corresponds to the photos, which in turn are complemented in this Description, with the aim of providing a better understanding of the Object, and never being a detailed exhibition of it.
- Beautiful engraving by Adolphe-François Pannemaker, based on one of the representations of 'A Scene of the Flood' by Gustave Doré (1832 - 1883), belonging to the collection of Illustrations of the Holy Bible.
- God said to Noah: 'I have decided to put an end to all mortals, because the earth has been filled with violence because of them. That is why I will destroy them along with the earth'. The Flood fell upon the earth for forty days. As the waters rose, they carried the ark upward, and it rose above the earth. This passage is mentioned in Genesis 6:5-8:19 of the Bible.
- Engraving made on a wooden plate, in single-colour black tones. Signed on the plate by Adolphe-François Pannemaker, as engraver, and Gustave Doré as draughtsman. The title appears outside the plate.
- Adolphe-François Pannemaker (1822-1900) is a Belgian wood engraver. The son of a coachman, he entered the Royal School of Engraving in Brussels in 1836. He was one of Gustave Doré's main engravers.
- Gustave Doré (Paul Gustave Doré), of French origin and romantic inspiration, was a multi-faceted artist: illustrator, engraver, draftsman, painter and sculptor. Internationally recognized by his contemporaries, his success as an illustrator was immense and his worldwide renown.
- The Holy Bible, published in 1866, was a large folio edition published in two volumes simultaneously. The Illustrations of the Great Bible of Tours is a series of 241, designed by Gustave Doré.
Conservation and damage:
- General condition: Good.
- The engraving is on medium-thickness white paper.
- It has very good margins and the image is centred.
- It is very well inked, and has good printing.
- The edges are dirty, with small tears and folds.
- The ends are slightly deteriorated with slight folds and folds.
- The engraving has not suffered any external aggressions such as humidity, insect or rodent attacks, etc.
- If it is slightly washed and bleached, the result would be very good.

Comments:
- Both the measurements and the weight are approximate.

- Very interesting as a collector's item and as a decorative element.

- Because it is inevitable the differences of tonalities between photos and reality, you must have in mind that the tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.

- The engraving shows the wear and tear of its time, as well as some stains. It has small flaws.

- The data provided here are not contrasted personal opinions.

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