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ENGRAVING OF THE PORT OF MARSEILLES – “THE PORT OF MARSEILLES, IN THE PROVINCE OF PROVENCE, IN THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE”


Fine original intaglio engraving.

Published by Thomas Bankes, a British geographical compiler and author.

Hand-coloured with polychrome watercolour highlights.

Dimensions : Width 14.57 in. – Height 12.60 in. / Frame moulding: 0.98 in.,
(Width 37 cm – Height 32 cm / Frame moulding: 2.5 cm),

Condition : PERFECT CONDITION,

Period : 18TH CENTURY – LOUIS XVI PERIOD – Dated 1789,

Framing: CONTEMPORARY – Comprising a bevelled inner border with a patinated gold finish and a wide white raw-silk mount. The whole is presented beneath glass in a moulded giltwood frame with a gently aged patina.