An original engraving of the town of Arco, in the Italian Tyrol, dominated by the castle that crowns the crag. Drawn by Vanderburch and engraved by Boisseau under the direction of Lemaitre, about 1838.
An original engraving of the town of Arco, in the Italian Tyrol, dominated by the castle that crowns the crag. Drawn by Vanderburch and engraved by Boisseau under the direction of Lemaitre, about 1838.
The inscription "Lemaitre direxit" identifies the print as coming from L'Univers pittoresque, the geographical collection published in Paris by Firmin Didot, whose volumes illustrated each country with views of this format.
Medium: copper engraving on paper
Artist / after: Vanderburch
Engraver: Boisseau
Date: 1838
Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 in (19.8 x 13.4 cm)
Condition: fair; laid down on paper, with heavy foxing in the margins and some over the image, visible in the photograph