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Ancient Shields, Footwear and Offensive Weapons, Hand Colored Lithograph, 1842
£165
$220 · €195
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1842
- Technique
- Lithograph
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the top right corner. Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. Printed image clean.
- Collection
- Knights & armor
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13061-48
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, hand colored, from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image is a study of objects. At top left is a silver gray crescent shaped piece with scrolled horns and a pointed finial. Below it is a curved oblong shield in brown and bronze, decorated with a winged thunderbolt with zigzag bolts around a central boss. At right are a lower leg bound in metal plates and straps over the bare foot, and a foot in a sandal laced with crossed straps up the ankle. The lower image shows four weapons laid out horizontally: a dagger with a green leaf shaped blade and a scrolled hilt, a spear with a green head and an ornamented butt, a spear with an iron barbed head and a decorated collar on a dark shaft, and a javelin with a green head and a looped thong tied to the shaft.
The lettering reads "Tom. IV" at upper left, "ITALIA" in the center and "Tav. 48" at upper right. The captions read "Scudi e Calzature" (Shields and Footwear) and "Armi offensive" (Offensive Weapons).
The winged thunderbolt is the device familiar from the curved shields of Roman legionaries, and a loop of cord tied to the shaft was used to give extra force when throwing a javelin.
A clean, diagrammatic plate that hangs well in a study or alongside other prints of arms and armor.
Condition: Light wear to the top right 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.
