Artist: Victor Hamel (French, 1832-1895), draughtsman and etcher. Master of François Millet and Gustave Doré.
Engraver: Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822 - 1907), copper-plate printer in Paris (where ran a firm), and occasional etcher. Worked for Alfred Cadart and the Société des Aquafortistes. 'Whistler's Master Printer, Auguste Delâtre', 'Journal of the Whistler Society', no.2, 2020, pp. 35-39.
Title: Vieille Fileuse Normandie (Old Spinnep, Normandy).
Signed, Titled, and Annotated: u.r. [No] 23; l.l. V. Hamel, sc. l.r. Imp. Delâtre, Paris; VIEILLE FILEUSE NORMANDE; CADART & LUCE, Editeurs, Rue N ͮ ͤ des Mathurins, 58. Collector's stamp in red ink Winfield Robbins (not in Lugt) recto.
Publisher: Cadart & Luce.
Edition: "FONDATION DU 1ᵉʳ AVRIL 1868. L'ILLUSTRATION NOUVELLE PAR UNE SOCIÉTÉ DE PEINTRES-GRAVEURS A L'EAU-FORTE. PREMIÈRE ANNÉE.--- PREMIER VOLUME", Paris 1868-1869, Iᵉʳ NOVEMBRE, Nr. 23, 1868.
Date: 1868.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: Hallines.
Provenance: Winfield Robbins (not in Lugt).
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: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1870,0514.849 (printed by V. Hamel).
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum collection.