Antique 18th Century French Copperplate Engraving Louis-Jean Desprez & De Ghendt
Product details
| Management number | 28519600 | Release Date | 2025/12/18 | List Price | $113.48 | Model Number | 28519600 | ||
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Antique 18th Century French Copperplate Engraving – Louis-Jean Desprez & De Ghendt, Hand-Colored, Sicilian Series
What makes it special
✔️Over 220 years old
✔️Hand-worked – Every line was MANUALLY carved.
✔️Tied to the French monarchy & the European Grand Tour craze - connected to the French king’s approval
✔️18th-century original — not a reproduction
✔️Shows a famous Italian city when it still looked like this
RARE late 18th-century French copperplate engraving, part of the Sicilian series.
▪︎Designer: Louis-Jean Desprez (1743–1804)
▪︎Engraver: De Ghendt (active late 18th c.)
▪︎Inscribed: "Dessine par Desprez," "Gravee par De Ghendt," "A.P.D.R.," and numbered "No. 5. Sicile."
▪︎Title: Vue de la Place Royale de Messine avec une partie du Port et du Palais des Vice-Rois
▪︎Size: Approx. 14¼" (H) x 19" (W)
▪︎Antique original with foxing & water staining, most pronounced in the margins & lower sheet. Plate mark is strong, image crisp, & faint original hand-coloring is visible.
| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Antique > 100 years or older |
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| Size | N/A |
| Brand | Rare |
| Condition | Good |
Bestseller ranking
100 years or older
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