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1775 (?) French Engraving " Le Coutour " by Sigmund Freudenberger

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Description This an engraved, colored engraving. This image was originally published in 1775 as the 12th and image in a work titled "Suite d'Estampes pour servir a l'histoire des moeurs et du costume des François dans le dix-huitième siècle". A description and thumbnail of this print appears in the Fitzwilliam Museum database at: http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=147&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10. The sheet measurement match the museum's discription. About a 1/2 inch from the print border is an indention from the pressing. Here is he other information from that database. Year: 1774-1775 Duclos, Antoine Jean (etcher) French artist, 1742-1795 Bosse, Louis (engraver) Eberts, Jean Henri (inventor) French banker, printmaker, 18th c. Freudenberger, Sigmund (draughtsman) Swiss artist, 1745-1801 Buldet (printer) Buldet (publisher)
Category Fine Art
Medium Engraving black carbon ink
Distinguishing marks Sigmund Freudenberger
Condition Good
Size and dimensions of this item 17.71 mm X 12.99
Date Period 1775
History Purchased in England
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Submitted by Lovejoy

While engravings of this type often date from the later 18th Century, you'd be very surprised how many are still in existence. What is even more surprising is how little they actually sell for, they often go under the hammer for less than $250.00
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