ENGRAVING SEPULCRO IN THE CHURCH OF VILLANUEVA DE AVIÑÓN.

Description:
- Engraving Sepulchre in the Church of Villanueva de Avignon.
- The engraving shows the tomb of Dagobert I in the Basilica of Saint Denis.
- All the titles and signatures are outside the plate.
- In the upper margin is the legend 'France XVªS - France SºXV'.
- In the lower margin is the legend 'Tombeau dans l'eglise de Villenueve Avignon - Tomb in the Church of Villenueve Avignon'.
- In the upper right-hand corner is printed the number '438', which suggests that the engraving is number 438 of a series.
- In the lower right-hand corner, the engraver signs it as Lemaitre (Augustin François Lemaître).
- In the lower left-hand corner, the draughtsman signs as Guillaumot, del.
- Augustin François Lemaître (1797-1870). 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 a different 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.
- It is very well inked, and has a good stamping.
- The lateral margins, upper and lower, are wide.
- The engraving is on thin, regular quality paper, glued at the corners to another paper.
- The engraving has small rust spots.
- If it were lightly washed and bleached, the result would be very good.

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.