Antique prints and engravings  - Classical & Historical

Antique prints and engravings - Classical & Historical

Lot 10037: HN Humphreys - Original print from Illuminated Illutrations of Froissart 1844

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Start price: £15

Estimated price: £30 - £60

Buyer's Premium:

This chromolithographic print is from Illuminated Illustrations of Froissart. Selected from the MS in the Bibliotheque Royale, Paris and in the British Museum by HN Humphreys. (London: William Smith, 1844).

A wonderful set of prints with a great profusion of fine illustrations from old wood-cuts. The plates are chromolithographs with beautiful hand-colouring and most are burnished with gold.

They are from a beautiful collection of hand-coloured plates reproduced from two of the greatest of known illuminated manuscripts of Froissart.

Size: 9.5in x 7in (24cm x 18cm)


Condition report:

Excellent but please check images for any age-related marks