RICHELIEU AT THE SIEGE OF ROCHELLE Léopold Flameng - Henri Motte ANTIQUE ETCHING

Original circa 1914 12 1/8 inch x 9 1/2 inch Etching titled RICHELIEU AT THE SIEGE OF ROCHELLE

Cardinal Richelieu standing on the massive stone dikes constructed to repulse ships during the siege of La Rochelle.

Signed in the plate.

Etched by Léopold Flameng (1831 - 1911). Born of French parents, his first artistic studies were with Luigi Calamatta and Jean Gigoux. His skill as engraver was noticed by Charles Blanc and his collaboration in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts with fellow engraver Léon Gaucherel helped ensure the publication's reputation. He eventually provided one hundred illustrations. He was a medallist at the Exposition Universelle (1878) and was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1898 . Known for his etchings of works by Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Ingres and Delacroix, he illustrated several books on Paris and numerous literary works of classical and contemporary authors, including Boccaccio, Paul Scarron, Victor Hugo and François Coppée.

After Henri Motte (1846 - 1922). Henri-Paul Motte was a 19th-century French painter from Paris, who specialised in history painting and historic genre.

From “Modern Etching and Engraving: With Examples by Leading Artists” by Basil Hansard published as part works by Virtue & Co., 7 City Garden Row, City Road, London circa 1914

Image size 8 5/8 inch x 5 inch

The etching, on thick wove paper, is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.