Help with Paul Girardet Engraving.

Over the years I have sold a few Paul Girardet engravings. This particular engraving I have never come across. It is of artist Jean Pierre Alexandre Antigna painting A Quoi Tient L'Amour. Is anyone familiar with this engraving, or at least seen another one? My research has stagnated at the British Museum. Though they describe the engraving scene there is no image.

The bottom left reads Peint par Antigna. The bottom right reads Grave Par Paul Girardet

 

According to this, a print was made in 1872 by Goupil.

https://books.google.com/books?id=u...epage&q=A Quoi Tient L'Amour girardet&f=false

Debora

 

Yes. That print was donated in 1872 to the British Museum and was printed by Goupil. What I was hoping for is an image. The British Museum has the same information. http://www.britishmuseum.org/resear...artId=1&people=123478&peoA=123478-2-60&page=1

 

http://www.saxonia.com/cgi-bin/dynfs.pl?Kuenstler_liste=/galerie/006453.htm

Debora

 

The Saxonia says it's 61cm by 46cm and 1845. There seems to lettering under the image that differs from yours.

The British museum says 71cm by 49cm and 1872

How large is your print?

If you've sold other Giradet prints, then your pricing should be consistent with those.

 

Thank you so much Debora. Since I couldn't seem to get to that point.... how did you do it?

 

Via the worldwide web. German printer ergo Google Germany (www.google.de.)

Debora

 

Moreotherstuff the print is 71cm by 49cm. Paul Girardet prints are all over the map price wise. I have sold some for as little as $60.00 The subject and painter make a big difference.

 

Given the size. it's probably safe to say you have the Goupil print.

I found the image as a wood engraving, but I don't think that's relevant - not your print.

I did find an entry that said a facsimile of the Girardet engraving of Antigna's "Labor of Love" (a reasonable translation) was issued in 1877 as a heliotype. I've never knowingly handled a heliotype so I wouldn't know how faithful such a facsimile might be.

From The American Bookman 1877 (vol. 3):



I suppose it's encouraging that the image has been reproduced so many times, and in so many ways.

 

Mr. Arthur-

I have the same print measuring 27" X 18 3/4" with a variant of the frame - mine is all gilt.

I have photos but was unable to upload as they are too large - I can send one to you if you like.

 

You can resize photos by emailing them to yourself size medium.

 

The image.