Original 1883 etching, hand-colored, engraved by Adolphe Lalauze after a drawing by G. L. Seymour. It shows a young woman in a yellow dress and bonnet seated on a bench, a book in her lap and a dog at her side. Signed in the copperplate.
Original 1883 etching, hand-colored, engraved by Adolphe Lalauze after a drawing by G. L. Seymour. It shows a young woman in a yellow dress and bonnet seated on a bench, a book in her lap and a dog at her side. Signed in the copperplate.
Adolphe Lalauze (1838-1906) was one of the most admired reproductive etchers of the French school in the last third of the 19th century, much sought after by the publishers of fine illustrated books in Paris and London.
Medium: Etching on wove paper, hand-colored.
Artist / after: G. L. Seymour; lettered below, "Drawn by G. L. Seymour"
Engraver: Adolphe Lalauze (1838-1906); lettered below, "Etched by Lalauze"
Date: 1883.
Dimensions: Sheet 9.1 x 5.9 in (23 x 15 cm).
Condition: Very good; signed in the copperplate and presented in a mat.