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Morlachs by the Sea and Uskoks, Hand Colored Costume Lithograph, 1842
$250
€225 · £190
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1842
- Technique
- Lithograph
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the top left corner. Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. Printed image clean.
- Wardrobe
- Folk finery
- Era
- 1840 to 1870, Crinoline
- Stock no.
- BG-13061-103
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 is an original antique lithograph, hand colored, from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows three Morlachs on a rocky shore with the sea, a rowing boat and sailing ships behind. At the left a young man in a brown jacket and breeches stands with one foot raised on a rock and a hand at his chest. In the center a woman in a crimson gown with a ruff collar and a white headdress looks on, and at the right a young man in white with a tall conical ocher cap and a blue cloak sits on the rock holding a bunch of leafy greens, a cup beside him. The lower image shows three Uskoks. At the left a figure with long hair in a dark fur cap, a gray blue coat, a yellow skirt and a striped apron holds a distaff. In the center a man in a gold trimmed crimson jacket and crimson trousers, a white sash and an ocher cap holds a long pole topped with a curved blade, and at the right a man in the same crimson dress sits on a rock with a pipe.
The plate is lettered "Tom. IV" at the upper left, "IMP AUSTRIACO" in the center and "Tav 103" at the upper right. The upper caption reads "Morlacchi" (Morlachs), and the lower caption reads "Uscocki" (Uskoks).
The Morlachs were the rural people of the Dalmatian hinterland. The Uskoks were irregular soldiers based at Senj on the Croatian coast, known in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries for raids on Ottoman and Venetian shipping.
The Adriatic setting and crimson costumes suit a collection of Balkan or Mediterranean prints.
Condition: Light wear to the top left corner. Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. Printed image clean.
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.
