Original 19th-century engraving with the portrait of the French journalist, politician and publicist Emile de Girardin (1802-1881), founder of the newspaper La Presse and the man who remade the popular press in France. Drawn and engraved by Masson and published in Paris by Marchant, Alliance des Arts.
Original 19th-century engraving with the portrait of the French journalist, politician and publicist Emile de Girardin (1802-1881), founder of the newspaper La Presse and the man who remade the popular press in France. Drawn and engraved by Masson and published in Paris by Marchant, Alliance des Arts.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist and engraver: A. Masson.
Date: 19th century.
Source: Marchant, publisher, Alliance des Arts, Paris.
Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.1 in (31 x 23 cm).
Condition: Good; wide margins and light toning of the paper.