DEBUCOURT Philibert-Louis (1755-1822) (ATTRIBUTED... - Lot 40 - Eric Caudron

DEBUCOURT Philibert-Louis (1755-1822) (ATTRIBUTED TO). First essay of Lithographic Lavis invented by G. Engelmann on July 25, 1819. Lithographic glaze. Vellum proof. Reference: F. Chappey, De Géricault à Delacroix : Knecht et l'invention de la lithographie, 1800-1830, cat. d'expo, Paris, L'Isle-Adam, Somogy éd. d'art, Musée d'art et d'histoire Louis Senlecq, 2005, n°16, p. 90. Large margins, not trimmed on both sides. 46 x 30.5 cm (sheet). Condition B /C (one transverse broken fold; small broken folds at two corners; small handling folds; a very short tear at the foot; some marginal browning). Rare lithographic wash incunabulum. The same engraved subject is attached in counterpart: DEBUCOURT, Ruins of the Mosque of Sultan Hamir near Cairo. Aquatint after Auguste FORBIN (1777-1841). One of Debucourt's 8 plates for the book by Count de Forbin, Voyage dans le Levant en 1817-1818 (Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1819). Vellum proof of the 2nd state out of 2. Reference : Fenaille n°479. Large margins. 47 x 32 cm (sheet). Condition B (some light brown spots). Set of 2 pl.