Antique Print-BALL OF MAY-CARNIVAL-VERSAILLES-FRANCE-PARIS-Lacroix-1878

Price: € 39,50

Subject: Plate: ''Bal du May, donne a Versailles pendant le carnaval de 1763 ...'' (Ball of May at Versailles, France during the carnival of 1763). After M. A. Slodtz, engraved by Martinet.

Condition: Very good. Some small stains in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Lithograph and wood engraving on a vellin type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 28.4 x 18.7 cm. The image size is ca. 19.8 x 14.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 11 x 7.2 inch. The image size is ca. 7.2 x 5.2 inch.

Part Number: 26120

Location: C149-30

Description: This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: 'XVIIIme Siecle. Lettres Sciences et Arts. France 1700-1789.' (Science and art of France during the 18th c. until 1789).), by Paul Lacroix, published in Paris by Firmin-Didot et Cie., 1878. This plate by Huyot.

Artists and Engravers: Paul Lacroix (1806-1884), French author and journalist. He is best known under his pseudonym of P.L. Jacob, bibliophile, or Bibliophile Jacob.