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French 1931 engraving, hand coloured, “House of Cards”, antique framed art
$295.00
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Rarely offered genuine limited edition of 750 copies, 1931 hand coloured French engraving reprinted after Louis Marie Lante’s illustration “Le Chateau de Cartes” for Le Bon Genre, a fashion publication from the early 1800s. The plate is engraved by E. Doistau, printed by R. Tanburro, and colored by J. Saude. Adorable scene with children building a house of cards! Framed with gold trimmed solid wood and custom mount behind glass.
40cm x 35cm frame
27cm x 21cm artwork
“Louis Marie Lante (1789-1871), French. Lanté was a painter who exhibited at the Salons from 1824 to 1838. He is especially the most prolific designer of the famous Journal des Dames et des Modes for which he drew fashion figures in watercolor engraved by the engravers of the fashion periodical Georges-Jacques Gatine.He is responsible for an invaluable testimony, elegant and refined, of the feminine and masculine outfits of the 18th and 19th centuries.”
