[WOOD (engraving)].
The Inauguration Ceremony of the World's Fair under the Central Dome.
S.l., 1889. - Wood engraving 296 x 448 mm, bleached with ceruse white.
Large woodcut matrix depicting the inauguration ceremony of the 1889 Universal Exhibition, under the central dome of the Champ-de-Mars in Paris.


Almost 50 centimeters long, this engraving consists of two rows of six blocks, each measuring approximately 15 x 8 cm. It bears the signature of Henri Auguste Dochy, based on a joint design by Jules Louis Berteault and Emmanuel Joseph Raphaël Orazi.


The work was published by Le Monde illustré in 1889.
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[WOOD (engraving)]. The Inauguration Ceremony of the World's Fair under the Central Dome. S.l., 1889. - Wood engraving 296 x 448 mm, bleached with ceruse white. Large woodcut matrix depicting the inauguration ceremony of the 1889 Universal Exhibition, under the central dome of the Champ-de-Mars in Paris. Almost 50 centimeters long, this engraving consists of two rows of six blocks, each measuring approximately 15 x 8 cm. It bears the signature of Henri Auguste Dochy, based on a joint design by Jules Louis Berteault and Emmanuel Joseph Raphaël Orazi. The work was published by Le Monde illustré in 1889.

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€1,820
Buyer's premium
30%
[WOOD (engraving)]. The Inauguration Ceremony of the World's Fair under the Central Dome. S.l., 1889. - Wood engraving 296 x 448 mm, bleached with ceruse white. Large woodcut matrix depicting the inauguration ceremony of the 1889 Universal Exhibition, under the central dome of the Champ-de-Mars in Paris. Almost 50 centimeters long, this engraving consists of two rows of six blocks, each measuring approximately 15 x 8 cm. It bears the signature of Henri Auguste Dochy, based on a joint design by Jules Louis Berteault and Emmanuel Joseph Raphaël Orazi. The work was published by Le Monde illustré in 1889.
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