Description Medium: Lithograph with hand coloring on wove (vellin) paper. Sheet size: 33.4 x 49.4 cm (13.15 x 19.45 inch). Image size: 21.8 x 27.5 cm. (8.58 x 10.83 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing throughout, especially in margins. Colors well preserved. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. MADAME DE POMPADOUR, 18TH CENTURY, ROCOCO, FASHION PRINT, HAND-COLORED, LEMERCIER, PARIS, NUMA, HISTORICAL COSTUME | PCO-B9-13 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Published by Bulla, Paris, and Gambart, Junin & Co., London. Biography engraver: Claude Regnier was a French 19th.c. lithographer, active at the Salon in 1847 and 1848. J. Bettannier was a French lithographer. Biography artist: Pierre Numa was a French 19th.c. genre painter. Printed by Lemercier. The Lemercier firm in Paris was one of the most prominent 19th-century lithographic printers, known for their high-quality colored prints including fashion plates and portraits.
