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Ancient Germanic and Greek Warriors with Modern Soldiers, Hand Colored, 1842
€225
$250 · £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.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13061-1
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.
An original antique lithograph with hand coloring, from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). In the upper image a long haired Germanic warrior, seen from behind, stands wrapped in a brown fur cloak and holds a tall plank shield of plain wood, a club held low in his hand. Beside him a Greek warrior in a red crested helmet, cuirass and pleated skirt advances behind a large round blue shield painted with a gold device, a short sword in his right hand. The lower image moves to the modern era: at left an infantryman in a tall black shako, white jacket with red cuffs, white crossbelts and blue trousers takes aim with a bayoneted musket, while at right a cavalryman in a crested metal helmet reins in a rearing gray horse with a red edged saddlecloth, smoke drifting across the ground behind him.
The top margin is lettered Tom. IV at upper left, "EUROPA" at center and Tav. 1 at upper right. The captions read "Germano antico" (Ancient German), "Guerriero Greco antico" (Ancient Greek warrior), "Soldato Moderno" (Modern soldier) and "Soldato di Cavalleria moderno" (Modern cavalry soldier).
The plate sets two ancient fighting men against two soldiers of the early nineteenth century, so that the contrast between them is the subject. The Germanic warrior's wooden shield and fur cloak stand against the bronze armor and round shield of the Greek infantryman, while the lower pair shows the musket, bayonet and shako of early nineteenth century infantry and a mounted trooper of the same period.
The four figures read clearly at a distance, and the plate suits a study, library or any room hung with military subjects.
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.
