ENGRAVING. XYLOGRAPHY OF LA RADA DE ALICANTE. ILLUSTRATED PRESS. 19TH CENTURY

Description:
- Woodcut engraving of ‘La Rada de Alicante’.
- Based on a painting by the painter Rafael Monleón y Torres, a multifaceted artist, archaeologist, historian and Spanish naval pilot. The painting was presented at the last international art exhibition in Munich.
- The engraving belongs to one of the most important illustrated publications (newspaper of the time) of its time. Founded in 1869 by Abelardo de Campos, most of the engravings they published were based on photographs sent by their correspondents.
- The hand-painted woodcut shows several smaller boats and two large galleys on the right-hand side. Several of them show people on board. Alicante and its castle can be seen in the background.
- In the lower left and right margins are the identifications of the artist and the engraver.
- This is a woodcut, a woodcut printing process.
- It is quite large and is glued to cardboard.
- It is very important that the engraving has a Distinctive, Mark or Contrast, in order to be able to identify data such as the engraver, the artist, the place where it was printed and other details.

Conservation and Damage:
- Very good general condition.
- The engraving has a paper of fine thickness and good quality.
- It is in very good condition, with hardly any stains or rust.
- It shows the wear and tear of it's time.

Comments:
- Measurements are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The Engraving on sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the same.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.