Beggars - 9 Original Etchings by Duplessis-Bertaux - 19th Century
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Nine original etchings from the Suite de Mendiants, gravés à l'eau-forte par J. Duplessi-Bertaux, as the first print states. Beggars, cripples and street sweepers, each figure set against a background of small urban scenes drawn with a very fine needle.
Nine original etchings from the Suite de Mendiants, gravés à l'eau-forte par J. Duplessi-Bertaux, as the first print states. Beggars, cripples and street sweepers, each figure set against a background of small urban scenes drawn with a very fine needle.
Jean Duplessis-Bertaux (1747-1819) gathered here, in the wake of the beggars of Callot, the street poverty of Paris after the Revolution. The complete series consists of twelve prints: three are lacking.
Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: Jean Duplessis-Bertaux (1747-1819).
Engraver: Jean Duplessis-Bertaux.
Date: 1814.
Source: Suite de Mendiants; 9 prints from a series of 12.
Dimensions: 3.0 x 3.7 in (7.5 x 9.5 cm) each sheet.
Condition: Good. Period toned paper, with uneven edges and an occasional isolated speck.
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Nine original etchings from the Suite de Mendiants, gravés à l'eau-forte par J. Duplessi-Bertaux, as the first print states. Beggars, cripples and street sweepers, each figure set against a background of small urban scenes drawn with a very fine needle.