Circa 1860 Pair of Watercolor Miniature Etchings

Fine Art : Antique

 

This is a wonderfully early set of meticulously detailed hand-colored watercolors of Marine settings from the 18th to mid 19th century.

One etching is an exceptionally hand-worked and beautifully detailed seascape of naval ships, schooners, motor launches and other assorted marine vessels complete with all manner of passengers and crew in wonderfully colored period dress coming into a very, very busy harbor.

The other etching equally beautiful, is also a meticulously detailed seascape, this one of the Venice Canal and Harbor complete with the famous San Marco cathedral in the background. There are many different kind of sailing vessels and of course, as one might expect many different types of gondola's with gondoliers and passengers in period dress and a man walking up steps from the canal into a home... if you have been to Venice well...you know how very special this is.

Beautifully drawn, the brush stroke work is truly superb, the main application of color to these black and white etchings was done with delicate watercolor brushes by a very talented hand,

Unfortunately unsigned , the work speaks to the talent . It is most rewarding to look at these exquisite marine paintings of European scenes and ships, Circa 1860 under a 10X magnification.

Early hand coloring of this exceptional handwork was an extremely costly art which when completed by the artist often tripled or quadrupled the price of the work.

Size of each Image; 1 3/4" Width x 1" Tall

Good margins, a marginal center tear in the Venice scene but overall they both possess good condition and appearance, Exceptional ...

Size Of Frame; 71/4" Width x 4 1/4" Tall Conservation Framed.... with gold leaf matting in a black wood frame with gilt colored beading ..some minor wear commensurate with age

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