Rencontre des Cavaliers Maures

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CELESTIN FRANCOIS NANTEUIL (1813-1873) AFTER EUGENE DELACROIX (1798-1863)
Rencontre des Cavaliers Maures
etching, 1834, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys, a very good impression of this rare print, probably second, final state (undescribed by Delteil), with margins, generally in good condition
Plate 213 x 295 mm.
Sheet 257 x 336 mm.

Provenance

With William Weston, London.
Acquired from the above in circa 1985; then by descent to the present owner.

Literature

Delteil 23; Robaut 562; Delteil/ Strauber 23

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Lot Essay

Presumably, the present example of this rare print is an impression of a second state, undescribed by Delteil, with some minor retouching and strengthening of the plate (from a small, slightly later edition of uncertain size) and it is the sheet with punchmarks in the plate corners mentioned by Susan Strauber (see Delteil/ Strauber 23, footnotes).

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