[Plate] Billmark, Carl Johan
Lunds Domkyrka / Dome de Lund (Suéde)
Paris, imp Lemercier, rue de Seine 55. [1852] 31 x 44 cm. Tinted lithograph.
Large margins. A few minor spots and creases in the margins. Nice condition.
The cathedral of Lund in southern Sweden is thought to have been erected around the year 1100, in conjunction with Lund becoming the archbishop seat for all the Nordic countries. Published for the work "Svenska Vuer", an abridged edition of the great work "Pittoresk resetour från Stockholm till Neapel". Billmark arrived in Paris as a young man and lived there for most of his life, working with the best artists and craftsmen of the time. He produced several lithographic albums of high quality, some depicting european sceneries and some sceneries of his native country. One of the best in his profession. Uncommon.
Item No: 4007
