Ernest Meissonier, after. The Audience. Hand tinted and b/w engravings by Charles Carey. Late XIX C.
Ernest Meissonier, after. The Audience. Hand tinted and b/w engravings by Charles Carey. Late XIX C.
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Ernest Meissonier, after. The Audience. Hand tinted and b/w engravings by Charles Carey. Late XIX C.

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Artist: Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815 - 1891), after.
Engraver: Charles Carey (French, 1824–1897).
Title: The Audience. Waiting an audience.
Lettered with production detail beneath the image: Peint par Meissonier; Grave par Ch. Carey. The Audience. Selmar Hess, New York.
Dimensions: Sheet 12 1/2" x 9 1/2".
Publisher: Selmar Hess, New York.
Date: Late XIX C.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on thick wove paper. Hand tinted. 
Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: torn from a book, and water staining along the bottom edge. B/W copy with water staining along the left edge. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: One of Hess edition such as  “The Art Journal" or  “Art Gems” or similar.
Museums, Libraries and Auctions: The British Museum 1872,1012.6279 for a copy Published by Virtue & Co.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XIX C. American School XIX C.
Note: from the same series WOP-1135 - WOP-1142  from our collection.