668 - A. PENNAUTIER (*1803), Landscape Featuring the Château de Mezel, Etching

A. PENNAUTIER (*1803), Landscape Featuring the Château de Mezel, Etching Amédée De (Comte) de Pennautier (1803 Domaize – 1857 Paris): Panoramic view of a cultivated landscape with a country road traveled by carts past the Château de Mezel, near Clermont-Ferrand, 19th century, etching Technique: Etching on China paper, mounted on paper Stamp: Collector’s stamp, Lugt no.: 971. Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797–1854). Dresden. 19th century Inscription: Signed below the print on the left, labeled on the right Date: 19th century Description: From a series of landscape etchings by Pennautier. Keywords: Country life, rural idyll, meadow, field, farmer, shepherd, panorama, castle, Château de Mezel, Mezel, Puy-de-Dôme, France, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, France, Size: Paper: 37.0 cm x 52.8 cm (14.6 x 20.8 in), Plate: 31.0 cm x 45.0 cm (12.2 x 17.7 in), Image size: 27.3 cm x 41.7 cm (10.7 x 16.4 in) Condition: Good condition. The sheet is foxed, particularly along the margins of the backing paper. The reverse side has adhesive tape: remnants of an old mounting. The print is in impeccable condition. It is fresh and well-preserved.