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Herdsman of Fribourg, Zurich Peasants and Women of Zug and Neuchatel, 1842
$220
€195 · £165
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1842
- Technique
- Lithograph
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light handling wear to the bottom right corner; minor nicks along the right edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
- Wardrobe
- Folk finery
- Era
- 1840 to 1870, Crinoline
- Stock no.
- BG-13061-58
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
This original antique lithograph, colored by hand, comes from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). In the upper image a mountain herdsman walks in from the left with a tall wooden tub strapped to his back and a wooden pail in his hand, in a blue cap, white shirt and brown waistcoat; beside a wooden stile a young woman with long braids, puffed white sleeves, a dark bodice, a blue skirt and a striped apron faces a man in a tricorne, brown waistcoat, full yellow breeches and white stockings who leans on a staff. In the lower image two women sit by a lake ringed with mountains: at left a boatwoman in a broad checked hat trimmed with flowers and a striped skirt sits on the gunwale of a boat with a sail and oar, and at right a woman in a yellow bonnet, pink apron and blue skirt holds a pink cloth on her lap.
The top margin is lettered "Tom. IV" at left, "SVIZZERA" in the center and "Tav. 58" at right. The upper captions read "Pastore montano di Friburgo" (Mountain herdsman of Fribourg) and "Contadini di Zurigo" (Peasants of Zurich), and the lower ones "Barcajuola di Zug" (Boatwoman of Zug) and "Donna di Neufchatel" (Woman of Neuchatel).
Fribourg, Zurich, Zug and Neuchatel are Swiss cantons and towns, Zug on its lake in central Switzerland and Neuchatel on its lake in the west. Each canton had its own festive and working dress, and costume plates of this kind recorded them with their landscapes.
The lake and mountain backgrounds make this a bright plate for anyone with a link to Switzerland.
Condition: Light handling wear to the bottom right corner; minor nicks along the right edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
