Original copper engraving with the portrait of the historian Modesto Lafuente (1806-1866), a native of Palencia, author of the monumental Historia General de España and known as Fray Gerundio after his satirical newspaper. Below the bust, his signature reproduced in facsimile; at the foot, the imprint of Montaner y Simón, Barcelona, 1877.
Original copper engraving with the portrait of the historian Modesto Lafuente (1806-1866), a native of Palencia, author of the monumental Historia General de España and known as Fray Gerundio after his satirical newspaper. Below the bust, his signature reproduced in facsimile; at the foot, the imprint of Montaner y Simón, Barcelona, 1877.
Medium: Copper engraving
Publisher: Montaner y Simón, Barcelona
Date: 1877
Dimensions: 8.1 x 11.0 in (20.5 x 28 cm)
Condition: Clean sheet of good tone, with isolated damp spots in the margins and a small scuff at the left edge.