Antique Print-WINTER SCENE-FALLING APPLE SELLER-Motte-Quenot-Bellay-c.1830
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Description Medium: Lithograph, hand-colored on wove (vellin) paper. Sheet size: 40.8 x 34.6 cm (16.06 x 13.62 inch). Image size: 40.8 x 34.6 cm. (16.06 x 13.62 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. FRENCH LITHOGRAPH, PALAIS ROYAL PRINT, APPLE SELLER, STREET VENDOR FALL, BELLAY LITHOGRAPH, QUENOT, DROLLING, 19TH-CENTURY PARIS PRINTS, MOTTE | PCO-E30-33 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Galerie du Palais Royal series; lithograph after Drolling, designed by Quenot and printed by Motte, ca. 1830s. Reference: Musee Carnavalet, Paris (collection ref.). Biography engraver: Charles Motte (1785-1836) was a pioneering Parisian lithographic printer and publisher. He produced high-quality prints for historical, genre, and portrait subjects during the early 19th century. Biography artist: Charles Bellay (1826-1900) was a Parisian lithographer known for genre scenes and popular series. J.P. Quenot designed several such compositions based on theatrical and everyday life, and Drolling’s influence is evident.
