Auguste Lemaitre

Antique prints by Auguste Lemaitre

Auguste Lemaitre directed one of the engraving workshops behind L'Univers pittoresque, the vast nineteenth-century series describing the geography and peoples of the world. This selection ranges from the abbey of Saint-Pierre in Vienne and the Roman amphitheatre at Saintes to a caravanserai in Kashan and a camp at Sultanieh in Persia, engraved in steel across the nineteenth century.

The category suits collectors of French popular illustration and readers with an interest in a specific country or region. Every print is an original period impression, described with technique and exact measurements.