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Charivari in front of the house of a childless Achantis woman - Elmina (Ghana)
Original wood engraving drawn by Castelli. Hand watercolored. Text on the reverse. 1882

1882XIXth Century
  • Date : 1882
  • Century : 19th Century
  • Period : IIIrd Republic
  • Technique : Wood engraving
  • Support : Paper
  • Sheet : 30.0 x 22.0 cm
  • Plate : 22.0 x 18.0 cm
  • Inventory N° : FR-62279
60€
(Frame not included)
  • Certificate of authenticity
  • Passepartout included
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Title

Charivari in front of the house of a childless Achantis woman - Elmina (Ghana)

Description

Original wood engraving drawn by Castelli. Hand watercolored. Text on the reverse. 1882

The Galerie Napoléon is pleased to propose to you this wood engraving printed 142 years ago (in 1882).

As for all the artworks of our collections, this wood engraving Charivari in front of the house of a childless Achantis woman - Elmina (Ghana) dating from 1882 is dispatched worldwide within 24H in a secured packaging, accompanied by its certificate of authenticity guaranteeing the name of the artists draughtsman, engraver, lithographer), the impression process used (Wood engraving) and its date (1882).

In order to guarantee a perfect conservation in time, this wood engraving is dispatched, ready to be framed, under color passepartout (manufactured without acid in the pulp for a neutral pH) on a cream mountboard made from carton bois (also acid free & neutral pH).

The collection

This artwork is part of a collection of 46 wood engravings entitled « Explorers (1882-1883) »

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