Charles X of France - Original Mezzotint by Charles Turner - 1828
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Large-format original mezzotint with the full-length portrait of Charles X of France, engraved by Charles Turner in 1828 after the portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The king is shown in uniform, with his decorations and his hat under his arm, before a great curtain and an architectural background.
Large-format original mezzotint with the full-length portrait of Charles X of France, engraved by Charles Turner in 1828 after the portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The king is shown in uniform, with his decorations and his hat under his arm, before a great curtain and an architectural background.
Charles Turner (1774-1857) was one of the great masters of English mezzotint and the regular engraver of Lawrence, president of the Royal Academy and the most sought-after portraitist in Restoration Europe. The unusually large format corresponds to display prints intended for framing.
Medium: Mezzotint.
Artist / after: Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).
Engraver: Charles Turner (1774-1857).
Date: 1828.
Source: Published in London by Turner, 1828. Not signed in pencil.
Dimensions: 27.2 x 18.1 in (69 x 46 cm).
Condition: Creasing and folds in the sheet, overall toning and a restoration in the center-right area, barely perceptible. Paper reinforcement along the lower edge. All of this is visible in the photographs.
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Large-format original mezzotint with the full-length portrait of Charles X of France, engraved by Charles Turner in 1828 after the portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The king is shown in uniform, with his decorations and his hat under his arm, before a great curtain and an architectural background.