Description: THE SHEPHERD-BOY Artist: L. A. Malempre ____________ Engraver: H. C. Balding Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OLD WORLD VIEWS LIKE THIS ONE!! FROM THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: This elegant little figure is the production of a French sculptor who has long been domiciled in England, and for many years has worked in the studio of Mr. Theed, as one of his principal assistants. It was modeled as a companion to the 'Musidora' of the latter artist; and both figures were issued, among numerous other works of a sculptural character, to the subscribers of the "Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union;" a society which, we may remark, has done, and still is doing, much to foster and encourage a taste for this neglected art among us. His Shepherd - Boy of well set and muscular, yet not clumsy, frame, might stand for the youthful David when he kept the flocks of his father Jesse on the plains of Bethlehem, and there encountered and "slew the lion and the bear," and prepared himself, by vigilant watchfulness and active exercise in the field, to do battle with even a more formidable adversary, Goliath of Gath. M. Malempre's shepherd is, like the young Hebrew, modest and comely: he holds in one hand a short crook, and in the other his musical pipe; from his waist hangs a water - bottle of Eastern form, and looped over his shoulder is a kind of tunic set in graceful folds. He is supported by a fragment of the trunk of a tree, up which the ivy is slowly creeping, with some wild plants at its base; and on the other side a lamb is nibbling the short grass, confident in the protection "of its keeper. The subject is treated in a perfectly simple and naturalistic way, and with appropriate Arcadian feeling. PRINT DATE: This lithograph is over 130 years old having been printed in the late 1860s; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 9 inches by 12 inches including white borders, actual scene is 3 inches by 7 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is fine. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. SHIPPING:Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, print, plate, photogravure etc. are ALL prints on paper, NOT blocks of steel or wood. "ENGRAVINGS", the term commonly used for these paper prints, were the most common method in the 1700s and 1800s for illustrating old books, and these paper prints or "engravings" were inserted into the book with a tissue guard frontis, usually on much thicker quality rag stock paper, although many were also printed and issued as loose stand alone prints. So this auction is for an antique paper print(s), probably from an old book, of very high quality and usually on very thick rag stock paper. EXTREMELY RARE IN THIS EXCELLENT CONDITION!
Price: 7.37 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-02T00:24:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Subject: Religious
Date of Creation: 1873
Material: Engraving
Type: Print
