Philippe Benoist

Paris : The Column with an Angel on Bastille Square - Original stone lithograph

1861

Urbain HUCHET Paris : Obelisk at Champs Elysees , c. 1980 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil by the artist Numbered / 350 copies On Arches velllum 14 x 18 cm (c. 6 x 7 in) Ex...

Robert SAVARY Paris : Square with Morris Column, 1969 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Handsigned in pencil On Japan paper 37 x 58 cm (c. 16 x 23 in) Excellent condition

Philippe BENOIST Paris : Saint Paul and Saint Louis Church - 1861 Original two tones stone lithographs Printed name of the artist bottom right On vellum 33.5 x 49 cm (c. 13 x 20 inc...

Philippe BENOIST Paris : Les Invalides Under the Snow - 1861 Original two tones stone lithographs Printed name of the artist bottom right On vellum 33.5...

'Fontaine de la Place du Chatelet', tinted lithograph by Felix Benoist (1818-1896). From a series of lithographs depicting the famous buildings of Paris -...

Antique print titled 'Die Juliussäule in Paris'. View of the July column in Paris, France. Originates from 'Meyers Universum'. Artists and Engravers: J...

Die Napoleons-Säule is an original modern artwork realized in the Mid-19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower central margin in Capital Lette...

This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta dello scavo del Foro Trajano" was created by Luigi Rossini and included in his publication "Le Antichita Romane" (The Rome of Antiquity), published in Rome in 1823. It depicts the historical victory column of Trajan standing amidst the rubble of broken columns that remain around it. The etching is presented in a black wood frame with a light brown outer mat and a dark brown inner mat. There are several frame abrasions. The print and mats are in very good condition. The frame measures 27" high, 29.07" wide and 0.5" deep. The print is framed and matted in the identical style as the another etching of an ancient Roman landmark, the Piazza Navona, which is also listed on 1stdibs, see item # LU117326144172. The pair would make an attractive display grouping of Roman architecture. A discount is available for purchase of the pair of prints. Luigi Rossini (1790-1857) like his predecessors, Giovanni Piranesi (1720–1778) and Giuseppi Vasi (1710-1782), was an architect and artist. Like Piranesi and Vasi, he wanted to glorify the architecture of ancient Rome, which he felt was deteriorating and needed to be documented. Several of the ruins he illustrated have, in fact, since disappeared leaving only his images as a record of their appearance. His images of the grand edifices of the city dramatically depict the power and glory...