Town Gate at Vezelay, Burgundy - Original Steel Engraving - 1845
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Town Gate at Vezelay, Burgundy - Original Steel Engraving - 1845

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Original antique engraving with the fortified gate of Vézelay, in Burgundy: the battlemented round tower, the entrance arch with its niche and a dwelling range with a Renaissance window. Bilingual heading "France (1515 à 1547) / Francia (1515 en 1547)" and caption "Porte à Vezelay / Puerta de Vezelay".

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Original antique engraving with the fortified gate of Vézelay, in Burgundy: the battlemented round tower, the entrance arch with its niche and a dwelling range with a Renaissance window. Bilingual heading "France (1515 à 1547) / Francia (1515 en 1547)" and caption "Porte à Vezelay / Puerta de Vezelay".

Medium: Steel engraving.
Engraver / lithographer: workshop of Auguste Lemaitre (signed "Lemaitre direxit").
Date: 1845.
Source: Panorama Universal / L'Univers pittoresque, French-Spanish bilingual edition.
Dimensions: 5.4 x 8.6 in (13.7 x 21.8 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with foxing and damp staining in the margins and somewhat worn edges; remains of protective adhesive paper along the edges of the verso.

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