LOUIS JEAN DESPREZ | LA CHIMÈRE DE MONSIEUR DESPREZ (WOLLIN 22; BAUDICOUR 6)

LOUIS JEAN DESPREZ
1743 - 1804
LA CHIMÈRE DE MONSIEUR DESPREZ (WOLLIN 22; BAUDICOUR 6)

Etching, 1777-84, a bright, clear impression of this rare print, though the overbitten areas just starting to show in the densely hatched areas, on paper with a partial indistinct watermark (probably Auvergne), lacking the text, unframed
sheet: 280 by 360mm 11 by 14⅛in

Condition Report:
Trimmed to the image, in generally good condition apart from an unobtrusive tear extending diagonally from the upper left sheet edge to the upper centre (measuring approx. 21cm) with small Japan repairs recto, supported by tape verso, a further very short repaired tear at lower right sheet edge (measuring approx. .5cm), unframed.

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Provenance:
Ex coll. Charles-Frédéric Mewès (L. 4171)