THIS STEEL ENGRAVING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH MINIMAL SOILING AND AGE RELATED PAPER TONING.
THE EDGES OF THE PAPER HAVE LIGHT BUMPS AND IMPERFECTIONS.
THIS WAS PRINTED IN 1860 IN LONDON BY JAMES S. VIRTUE. PAPER SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 9 1/4" X 12 1/2". THE LOWER LEFT EDGE HAS A NICK AT ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE PUBLISHER NAME, WHERE THE PAPER SIZE IS ONLY 9 1/8 INCHES WIDE.
THE ORIGINAL PAPER WAS BOUND INTO A VOLUME OF "THE ART JOURNAL" AND HAS LOST APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF AN INCH ALONG THE EDGE THAT WAS CONNECTED IN THE BOOK. THE LEFT EDGE OF THIS PRINT SHOWS TINY NICKS WHERE THE PRINT WAS SEWN INTO THE BINDING. THE UPPER MARGIN HAS TINY NICKS WHERE THE PLATE WAS SEWN INTO A BINDING.
To the immediate left of the first letter of the title is a handling crease that appears to be where a finger pressed into the page to flip it from the rear (PHOTO 4)
VERY MINOR HANDLING MARKS FOR A PRINT ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER THAT IS NEARLY 165 YEARS OLD.
PLEASE NOTE: THE LAST TWO PHOTOS ARE NOT PART OF THE AUCTION AND EXIST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, SHOWING THE SOURCE OF THE STEEL ENGRAVING AND THE DATE AND LOCATION WITHIN THE CONTENTS.
The painter was JMW Turner and the engraver was Charles William Sharpe. The original title: A Country Blacksmith Disputing upon the Price of Iron, and the Price Charged to the Butcher for Shoeing his Poney
PLEASE USE ZOOM FUNCTION ON ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE PART OF THE
DESCRIPTION.
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