Ludovic Napoléon Lepic (1839-1889) Etching: Seated Griffon 1864

This seated griffin, 1864, is a "mobile" etching, drypoint and roulette on vellum, signed lower right with the annotation ASE le marshal Vaillant respectful homage on the left. This "mobile" etching is an invention claimed by Lepic It is a question of modifying the appearance of the engraved plate by rubbing a cloth and adding parasitic materials which modify the rendering of the print. No etching n is similar. This etching is a personal order of Marshal JB Vaillant. Grand Marshal of the Palace in 1851, Minister of the Household of the Emperor, from 1857 - 1858. Minister of Fine Arts from 1863 to 1870. LN Lepic decides to embrace the career of the Arts between 1857 and 1858 He receives lessons from G. Wappers, official painter of the King of the Belgians In 1882 he is appointed official painter of the navy. He is an animal painter, landscapes and of marines. His works can be found in many museums: The Calvet museum in Avignon, in Grenoble, in Aiix Les Bains at the Faure museum, in Amiens in Paris, in Nantes in Berck... Dimensions: Without frame Height 59 cm Width: 42 cm The frame is in wood and recent .