Original hand-colored engraving of the abbey church of Saint-Pierre at Vienne, in the French Dauphine (Isere), drawn by Gaucherel and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre. The title is engraved below in French and in Spanish: "Iglesia de la Abadia de S. Pedro en Viena".
Original hand-colored engraving of the abbey church of Saint-Pierre at Vienne, in the French Dauphine (Isere), drawn by Gaucherel and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre. The title is engraved below in French and in Spanish: "Iglesia de la Abadia de S. Pedro en Viena".
Saint-Pierre de Vienne is one of the oldest churches in France, with early Christian fabric, and today houses the city's lapidary museum. From the series L'Univers pittoresque published by Firmin Didot, issued in Spanish as Panorama Universal, from the volume devoted to Carolingian France.
Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving
Artist / after: Gaucherel
Engraver / lithographer: Lemaitre's workshop ("Lemaitre direxit")
Date: 1840
Source: L'Univers pittoresque / Panorama Universal, publ. Firmin Didot; print 187
Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.9 in (17 x 12.5 cm)
Condition: Coloring fresh and well preserved; paper somewhat toned, with a tear and a crease at the upper right corner, outside the image