Prints / Portraits & Caricatures

[Portrait] Forsell / Augustin

Louis XVIII.

[1814] Plate mark 30,5 x 23 cm. Including margins 48,5 x 32,5 cm. Engraved portrait.

A few stains to the margins. A rubbing in the paper just outside the engraved area. A little creasing to the margins.

An engraving portraying Louis XVIII. Engraved by Cristian Didrik Forsell. (1777-1852), often called the last swedish engraver. He might also be called the greatest. He became famous for his work in France but returned to Sweden, by order of the swedish King Bernadotte, to develop the fine arts in his native country. The original was painted by Augustin.

Item No: 1137