Original copper engraving with an old church at Nicaea (Iznik, Turkey) converted into a mosque: the porch of pointed arches overgrown with brush, the dome and minaret beyond, and a horseman crossing before the facade. Bilingual caption in French and Spanish.
Original copper engraving with an old church at Nicaea (Iznik, Turkey) converted into a mosque: the porch of pointed arches overgrown with brush, the dome and minaret beyond, and a horseman crossing before the facade. Bilingual caption in French and Spanish.
Drawn by Preaux, under the direction of Lemaitre and engraved by B. Gibert, from the Turkey series of the Panorama Universal, the Spanish edition of Firmin Didot's Univers pittoresque. It carries the number 60.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Preaux
Engraver / lithographer: B. Gibert, under the direction of Lemaitre
Source: Panorama Universal - Turquia (Univers pittoresque)
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.9 in (21 x 12.5 cm)
Condition: Good condition; toned paper with foxing and a few small stains in the margins. Glued to a paper support.