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Commander of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Hand Colored Wood Engraving, 1844
€295
$330 · £250
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1844
- Technique
- Wood Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the bottom left and top left corners. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. Printed image clean.
- Collection
- Knights & armor
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13055-6
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 wood engraving, colored by hand with watercolor, showing a commander of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary standing full length in the robes of the order. He wears a tall white fur cap spotted with ermine tails, with a red bag hanging at the left ending in a gold tassel and a white plume rising at the right; a high gold collar; and a green mantle with a deep ermine cape and broad ermine facings, bordered in gold embroidery. Under it is a long crimson robe embroidered in gold at the hem, with crimson hose and black boots. A small cross badge hangs below a crown at his throat. The mantle sweeps to the ground at the right in a long train lined with ermine and green. One hand hangs at his side at the left, the other is held out at the right. He stands on a buff ground with hatched shadow.
Below the image the plate is captioned "COMMANDEUR DE L'ORDRE DE SAINT-ÉTIENNE DE HONGRIE." (Commander of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary). The ground under the figure is signed "DUVERGER" at the left and "CLERMAN" at the right, with no credit terms after the names. The plate carries no plate number.
The plate comes from Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d'Honneur, published in Brussels in 1844 by the Librairie Historique-Artistique, rue de Schaerbeek, 12, with the title page reading "publié par Auguste Wahlen"; the half title is Histoire, costumes, décorations de tous les ordres de chevalerie, et marques d'honneur. Auguste Wahlen was the pen name of the Belgian writer Jean-François-Nicolas Loumyer (1801 to 1875), and the title page lists his own knighthoods in orders of Prussia, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Hanover, Greece, the Roman States, Saxe-Coburg and Brazil.
The green, crimson and ermine of the robes make a rich figure that hangs well alone or with other costume plates from the book.
Condition: Light wear to the bottom left and top left corners. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing 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.
