Moldavian woman beautiful Danube 1840 antique engraved hand color costume print

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Moldavian woman beautiful Danube 1840 antique engraved hand color costume print TURQUIE EGYPTE, & 15 PAYSANNE MOLDAVE(Bords du Danube) (Woman of Moldavia / Balkans) Issued Paris, c. 1840 by Noyers. Fine original antique costume engraving, made approximately 170 years ago. Printed in the mid-19th century, on quality heavy paper which retains its inherent structural flexibility and soundness. With beautiful, detailed original hand color. In near VG or better condition, trivial light soiling, old small institutional rubber stamp on back of print [note: we grade very conservatively and always seek to disclose any noteworthy flaws]. The printed area remains visually pleasing, a nice impression of an interesting ethnic image.Sheet measures c. 8" W x 10 1/2" H. Printed area measures c. 4 1/2" W x 7" H. [12349]Any defects along the sheet edges and in the margins may be seen in the photos. [ note : All old sheets of printed paper possibly have short edge splits. Each sheet has existed for a very long time and has probably been handled repeatedly in the course of it's existence. It has a history unique to it as an object. Most of the time any edge splits are short, minor, insignificant and have been closed- either long ago or more recently with small pieces of archival tape. Most often these splits are trivial and easy to overlook visually. read more