Sèvres [Plates]
Paris: Maison Quantin, 1892. Chromolithograph. Page measures 11" x 17.25". Image measures 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" Edouard Garnier (1840-1903), French artist and curator of the Museum of Ceramics and Collections, made 50 original watercolors that were engraved as chromolithographs by Parisian printer Maison Quantin. Only 283 copies of the folio were produced. This engraving depicts a set of six plates manufactured between 1753 and 1761, painted with simple floral ornamentation. These prints use a luxurious gold metallic ink to..... More