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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ex Libris, post: 10635628, member: 14916&quot;]The copper plates were engraved in the 18th century and still in the museum. They also have a large collection of originsl woodcuts in their possession. As I tried to explain earlier (sorry for my poor English) it was common practice in early museums to make prints with the original copper plates/wood blocks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few of these copper engravings in my collection with a paper stamp of the Louvre museum in Paris. These prints were also made with the original copper plates in the 19th century. [ATTACH=full]532402[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.louvre.fr/en/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions/engraving-for-the-king" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.louvre.fr/en/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions/engraving-for-the-king" rel="nofollow">Calcography du Louvre</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]532403[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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