19th Century European

Le Tisserand

Wood engraving by Clement Bellenger after the drawing by L. A. Lhermitte, image size 9 x 12 1/4 inches, pub 1882, plate signed, "Salon de 1882" inscribed above image. Depicts a man weaving on a large loom and a woman sitting at a spinning wheel in a rustic cabin setting.

La Saint Mare

Etching, image size 7 1/8 x 12 1/2, published by A. Delatre, Montmartre, France, 1882. Inscription, "Salon de 1882" above image, "La Saint Mare, a Varengeville sur Mer" below image.

The Woman in the Temple

This is a very fine original etching by Scottish artist William Strang. The image size is 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches, published in 1883 in an edition of 60, cat: University of Glasgow-35, pencil signed below the image, titled and inscribed 'first plate' in the lower margin. A very classically styled composition of a biblical scene, this etching features a rich impression with nice plate tone.

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