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Paul-andré Basset, Publisher (1759 - 1829), Weeping Willow, Etching Handcolored

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"Paul-andré Basset, Publisher (1759 - 1829), Weeping Willow, Etching Handcolored"

Seditious engraving with hidden portraits of the royal family.

Saule pleureur
Etching handcoloured
1805 - 1814
Impression on laid paper, published by Basset, in Paris.
Sheet: 274 x 196 mm
Plate: 263 x 182 mm
Reference : a proof is preserved in the Bibliothèque Nationale of France.
Condition: folds, short margins, slightly light-staining.