[BOIS (engraving) - SÉMANT (Paul de)].
An infantryman.
S.l., late 19th century. - Wood engraving, 199 x 135 mm, bleached with ceruse white.
Woodcut matrix by Paul de Sémant (1855-1915) depicting an infantryman with weapon in hand hiding in a forest.


This woodcut was made for a novel published at the end of the 19th century, perhaps L'invasion noire by Émile-Cyprien Driant (1855-1916), also known as Captain Danrit, published in 1894-1895.
Timed Sunday 25 October・18:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 3

[BOIS (engraving) - SÉMANT (Paul de)]. An infantryman. S.l., late 19th century. - Wood engraving, 199 x 135 mm, bleached with ceruse white. Woodcut matrix by Paul de Sémant (1855-1915) depicting an infantryman with weapon in hand hiding in a forest. This woodcut was made for a novel published at the end of the 19th century, perhaps L'invasion noire by Émile-Cyprien Driant (1855-1916), also known as Captain Danrit, published in 1894-1895.

Estimate
€40 - €60
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Buyer's premium
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[BOIS (engraving) - SÉMANT (Paul de)]. An infantryman. S.l., late 19th century. - Wood engraving, 199 x 135 mm, bleached with ceruse white. Woodcut matrix by Paul de Sémant (1855-1915) depicting an infantryman with weapon in hand hiding in a forest. This woodcut was made for a novel published at the end of the 19th century, perhaps L'invasion noire by Émile-Cyprien Driant (1855-1916), also known as Captain Danrit, published in 1894-1895.
Sale Sunday 25 October・18:00 (Europe/Paris)
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