CONTE, INGOUF JEUNE (sculpsit)
DESCRIPTION DE L'EGYPTE. Arts et métiers. Le Brodeur au tambour, Le Fabricant de feutres. (ETAT MODERNE, volume II, planche XVII)
Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1809-1829|53.50 x 71 cm|une feuille
Original etching in plano, untrimmed, extracted from the so-called "Imperial" edition of the Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des observations et recherches faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand.
Produced between February 1802 and 1829 by order of Napoleon Bonaparte and published from 1809 [actually 1810], it was printed in 1000 copies on watermarked laid paper "Égypte ancienne et moderne" and offered to institutions.
Light and marginal foxing not affecting the engraving, otherwise very fine state of freshness and preservation.
Volume ETAT MODERNE
Produced between February 1802 and 1829 by order of Napoleon Bonaparte and published from 1809 [actually 1810], it was printed in 1000 copies on watermarked laid paper "Égypte ancienne et moderne" and offered to institutions.
Light and marginal foxing not affecting the engraving, otherwise very fine state of freshness and preservation.
Volume ETAT MODERNE
€180