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STEEL ENGRAVING - "THE PAINTER IN PRISON" from the original painting by Granet, engraved by W. French, published in 1880. this engraving is in good condition. It measures 6 3/4" x 5", and is matted to 11" x 14" for easy framing.
THE PAINTER IN PRISON
We have here another subject from the life on an artist. As James Stella, a French painter who flourished at the commencement of the seventeenth century, was engaged in sketching some remains of antiquity near Rome, he was arrested on suspicion of being a spy, and thrown into prison. Here he sketched upon the wall the figures of the Madonna and Child, before which his fellow prisoners are said to have performed their devotions. His innocence soon becoming apparent, he was set at liberty, but his sketch continued in existence for upwards of a century afterwards. This picture is a good specimen of the peculiar style of Granet, whose works consist almost entirely of interiors, which are distinguished for their wonderful truth of effect, which often approaches illusion.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE
Antique prints, etchings, engravings, and lithographs are printing processes which use steel, copper, stone or wood blocks or plates to produce a picture on paper.
Most antique prints and engravings, which are seen on the internet today, are bookplates. Because they are pages from a book, there are multiple copies in existence. This does not, however, mean that they are "reproductions" that have been printed recently. Because they were, at some point, part of books, some have been preserved in excellent condition, while others show signs of age, as yellow spots or darkness on the edge of the page from being handled.
Engravings, lithographs, ect. are high quality pieces of art, as it took a highly trained artist many hours of work to produce one. Although there may be multiple copies still in existence, the date of the item should be stated in the auction, thus giving the buyer an idea of it's age.
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