Charles Courtry & Gustave Greux’s etchings, 1873, after Delacroix

(Upper etching) Charles Jean Louis Courtry (1846–1897)

“Tigre Surpris par un Serpent” (Tiger Surprised by a Snake), 1873, after Eugène Delacroix’s (aka Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix) (1798–1863) painting of the same composition, from the series “of around 60 plates reproducing the paintings formerly in the collection of the British collection of John W Wilson … [accompanying] the catalogue of his sale of 199 paintings” (see BM inv. no. 1877,1013.1767), “Tableaux de premier ordre anciens et modernes composant la galerie de M. John W. Wilson”, printed by François Liénard (fl. c1860s–1880s) and published in the periodical, “L'Art” in Paris.

Etching on buff laid paper.

Size: (sheet) 23.2 x 25.5 cm; (plate) 16.7 x 19.4 cm; (image borderline) 13.5 x 16.9 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) Eug. Delacroix”, pinx.”; (centre) “TIGRE SURPRIS PAR UN SERPENT./ 'Fçois Liénard, Imp. Paris.”; (right) “Ch. Courtry, sc.”.

Beraldi 4; IFF 40

The British Museum offers a description of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-1013-1801.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed impression with margins in near pristine condition.

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(Lower etching) Gustave Greux (aka Gustave Marie Greux) (1838–1919)

“Lion Dévorant un Lapin” (Lion Devouring a Rabbit), c1873, after Eugène Delacroix’s painting of the same composition, from the series, “Tableaux de premier ordre anciens et modernes composant la galerie de M. John W. Wilson”, printed by François Liénard and published in the periodical, “L'Art” in Paris.

Etching on buff laid paper.

Size: (sheet) 23.2 x 25.5 cm; (plate) 17.9 x 20.6 cm; (image borderline) 15.3 x 16.9 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) Eug. Delacroix”, pinx.”; (centre) “LION DÉVORANT UN LAPIN./ 'Fçois Liénard, Imp. Paris.”; (right) “Gustave Greux, sc.”.

The British Museum offers a description of this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-1013-1861.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed impression with margins in near pristine condition.

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I am selling this pair of etchings after Delacroix by two of the most famous of the French 19^th century reproductive printmakers, for the total cost of [deleted] for the pair including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

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