Description Medium: Color aquatint with hand colouring on wove (vellin) paper. Sheet size: 25 x 30 cm (9.84 x 11.81 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 23 cm. (6.89 x 9.06 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. Paper speration alond the plate edges, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. SOLON, GREEK PHILOSOPHER, ANCIENT STATESMAN, NEOCLASSICAL PORTRAIT, AQUATINT, ALIX, GARNEREY, FRENCH REVOLUTION PERIOD PRINT | PCO-B3-27 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Collection des Grands Hommes, published by Marie Francois Drouhin, Paris, 1793-1795. Reference: Le Blanc 96; IFF 53; Rijksmuseum RP-P-1961-617. Biography engraver: Pierre-Michel Alix (1762?1817) was a notable French engraver known for his colored aquatints during the late 18th century. He specialized in portraits of revolutionary and classical figures, often for patriotic or didactic series. Biography artist: Jean Francois Garnerey (1755?1813) was a French painter and draftsman known for historical and genre scenes. He worked under the patronage of the Napoleonic regime and contributed to various popular print series.
