Antique Master Print-STANDING BULL-TOUREAU-Charon-Potter-c.1780-1820

Description Medium: Crayon style engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 55 x 44.5 cm (21.65 x 17.52 inch). Image size: 51 x 40 cm. (20.08 x 15.75 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Trimmed to the plate. Some thin paper spots, pinesize holes. 2 Small tears at top right and one at left middle. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. PAULUS POTTER, CHARON, BULL ENGRAVING, STIPPLE ENGRAVING, 18TH CENTURY FRENCH PRINT, ANIMAL ART, DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, CATTLE, LARGE FORMAT PRINT, RURAL LANDSCAPE | PCO-B2-21 BACKGROUND INFORMATION After a work by Paulus Potter; published in Paris by Jean, Rue St Jean de Beauvais N?10. Biography engraver: Louis-Francois Charon (1783-1839) was a French engraver and publisher active in the late 18th to early 19th century. Biography artist: Paulus Potter (1625-1654) was a celebrated Dutch painter of the Golden Age, renowned for his depictions of animals in rural settings. Trained by his father Pieter Potter, he developed a highly naturalistic style. His painting The Bull (1647) is among the most iconic works of Dutch animal painting.