Saint Francis Xavier - Original Hand-Colored Engraving - Vallardi, Milan

Devotional engraving of Saint Francis Xavier with a pilgrim's staff and a palm tree behind him, hand-colored at the time in reds, blues and greens. Lettered below with the imprint "Milano presso P. e G. Vallardi, Contrada S. Margherita N. 101", a Milanese house active in the first half of the 19th century.

Medium: Engraving, hand-colored
Date: First half of the 19th century
Source: Pietro e Giuseppe Vallardi, Milan
Dimensions: 3.1 x 5.0 in (8 x 12.8 cm)
Condition: Poor. Paper heavily wrinkled and soiled, with pronounced folds, small losses and wear to the edges and corners. The coloring remains bright.