Xavier LEPRINCE, C1825 Lithograph, Hand Col - Engelmann

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Fine Hand Coloured Early Lithograph. Published C1825, Engelmann Lithograph after Auguste Xavier Leprince. Mounted to thin card as issued? Beautifully hand coloured. Very rare item.

Size of Mount: 11 x 8 (28 x 21cm)

Size of Print: 8.5 x 7 inch (22 x 18cm)

Our Ref: 7263A

Auguste Xavier Leprince was born in Paris on August 28, 1799 and died in Nice on December 24, 1826. He was a French Painter and lithographer. He was the son and pupil of the painter and lithographer Anne Pierre Leprince and he was the elder brother of the painters Robert Leopold Leprince(1800 47) and Gustave Leprince (1810 37). He received a medal at his first Salon of 1819 for one of six entries, five of which were landscapes of 17th century Dutch inspiration, which came possibly via the work of Jean Louis Demarne. Leprince quickly learned to vary the contents of his paintings: at the Salon of 1822 his entries included three Paris street scenes, three portraits and two scenes on board a frigate. His numerous Paris street scenes usually depicted some well known contemporary event, as in the Restoration of the Barriere du Trone ( Paris, Carnavalet), which is one of a series. The Embarkation of the Animals at the Port of Honfleur (1823; Paris, Louvre) shows the successful application of Leprince's interest in R.P. Bonington, not only in its composition and content but also un its direct observation. the painting was purchased by Louis XVIII at the highly competitive Salon of 1824 . Also reminiscent of Bonington is the small scale contemporary history painting. The Orientation (1825; Angouleme, Mus. Mun.), Leprince showed himself to be a sensitive watercolour painter and lithographer, publishing a set of 12 lithographs entitled Inconveniences of a Journey by Stage coach.

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