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Armor of Charles the Fifth, Morion and Chanfron, Antique Print, 1851
$435
€390 · £330
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1851
- Technique
- Chromolithograph
- Coloring
- Printed in color
- Condition
- Good. Light age toning, a little darker toward the edges; occasional small spots in the margins. Please see the images.
- Collection
- Knights & armor
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-12228-4-9
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.
This is an original antique chromolithograph, printed in steel gray, silver and gold, showing three numbered pieces of armor. At the right, numbered 1, is a three quarter armor of fluted steel with gilt borders and a small gilt figure on the breast, its helmet worked as a head of gilt curling hair and beard around a dark visor, with articulated arms and gauntlets. At the upper left, numbered 2, is a morion with a crested skull and upswept brim, engraved overall with gilt scrolls. At the lower left, numbered 3, is a steel chanfron with gilt borders and a projecting spike.
The running head reads "LE MOYEN-ÂGE ET LA RENAISSANCE." at the left and "ARMURERIE Pl. XIX." at the right. Below the image are the credits "Rivaud et Soltau del.", "Chromolith. Lemercier." and "H. Moulin Lith.". The caption reads "1. ARMURE dite de CHARLE-QUINT (XVIe Siècle) Armeria real de Madrid. 2. CASQUE ou MORION de Piéton, fer gravé et doré (travail Italien du XVIe Siècle.) 3. CHANFREIN en fer gravé, ornements dorés (XVIe Siècle) Musée National de Cluny." (1. armor called that of Charles V, sixteenth century, Royal Armory of Madrid; 2. helmet or morion for a foot soldier, engraved and gilt iron, Italian work of the sixteenth century; 3. chanfron of engraved iron with gilt ornament, sixteenth century, Musée de Cluny), followed by "F. Séré direxit."
Le Moyen Âge et la Renaissance was edited by Paul Lacroix, who also wrote as the Bibliophile Jacob, with Ferdinand Séré directing the illustrations, and was published in Paris in five volumes between 1848 and 1851. Its chapters, written by a range of specialists, survey the arts, crafts, sciences and customs of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, and its plates reproduce objects, manuscripts and buildings in public and private collections of the day. This plate comes from the fourth volume, of 1851, where it accompanies the section headed "Armurerie" (armor). The three pieces come from different places, as the numbered caption sets out.
The plate can be framed on its own or hung with other plates from the work.
Condition: Light age toning, a little darker toward the edges; occasional small spots in the margins.
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.
