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Description
Medium: Antique Chromolithograph: Print
Artist: P. Gelis-Didot
From: La Peinture Decorative, 1890
Publication Information: Paris: Librairie Generale de l’Architecture et des Arts Decoratifs
Size: 13 1/2 x 17 1/2”
Description: Antique print; pristine chromolithograph
Photographed on a black background.
Printed five years after Ulysses S. Grant, former president and hero of the Civil War, died at the age of 63.
Pierre Henri Gelis-Didot (1853-unknown) was a French artist and architect. Gelis-Didot is known for his multiple publications, illustrating the architecture around Paris during the 1800s.
Lithography (1796) - the process of printing using oil and water; the print is prepared on limestone or aluminum and pressed onto paper
Chromolithograph (1818) - a colored picture printed by lithography; printed on flat surface with the use of chemicals instead of relief or intaglio printing
No Reserve: This lot starts at $3 and has no reserve as a courtesy so that collectors can determine the true market value on this authentic item.
Condition
Slight wear and foxing due to the age of the piece
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