FIGURE DU ROI MIDAS, A LA BOURSE DE LILLE 1879 Jean Eugène Sadoux ETCHING

Original 2 1/8 inch x 3 3/8 inch 1879 Etching titled FIGURE DU ROI MIDAS, A LA BOURSE DE LILLE.

A decorated pilaster depicting King Midas in the Old Stock Exchange in Lille. The Vieille Bourse (Old Stock Exchange) is the former building of the Lille Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is located between the Grand Place and the Place du Théâtre and is considered to be one of the landmarks of the city centre. The building is in the form of a quadrangle, made up of 24 identical houses enclosing an inner courtyard, which serves as a meeting place for booksellers, florists, chess players and tourists

Drawing and etching attributed to Jean Eugène Sadoux (1841 - 1906). Sadoux studied engraving, lithography and drawing in Paris and drew for the magazines “Le Magasin Pittoresque”, “Le Monde illustré" and "l'Illustration". He was also a painter in watercolours, in particular, in 1871 he painted the Templar frescoes of the Commandery of Cressac-Saint-Genis.

Engraving from a disbound copy of ‘La Renaissance en France’ by Leon Palustre. Published by A Quantin, Imprimeur-Editeur, 7, Rue Saint-Benoit, Paris, 1879.

Page size 17 3/8 inch x 12 1/2 inch

The etching is in very good condition. Printed text on the reverse.