Accession No

5737

Brief Description

hand-coloured engraving of Laplace, by A. Guilleminot and Delaistre, U.S.A.

Origin

U.S.A.; San Francisco

Maker

Guilleminot, A. [artist] Delaistre [engraver]

Class

prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

width 220mm; height 295mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Grosvenor Prints, 28 Shelton St, Covent Gdn, London, England from 23/06/1999.

Inscription

‘Dessiné par A. Guilleminot Grave par Delaistre
LAPLACE’ (printed below picture)
‘SAN FRANCISCO L.M.F’(embossed in card)

Description Notes

B&W print coloured by hand showing a man standing in front of a chair leaning one hand on a celestial globe. Printed on thick paper glued to two layers of black card with lots of excess glue.
Complete, good-fair condition

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