PAIR OF FRENCH ETCHINGS

comprising:
a) Vue de la Colonnade du Louvre (Paris: Chez Basset, [circa 1780-1800]) hand colored etching. plate: 20.4 x 40 cm ( 9 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.).
b) Vue de la Grande Place a Mexico (Paris: Chez Basset, [circa 1780-1800]) hand colored etching. plate: 20.4 x 40 cm ( 9 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.).

CONDITION
Observed in frame. Both etchings in overall age appropriate condition.
a) Vue de la Colonnade du Louvre, age appropriate discoloration in paper. Foxing is apparent most notably above the Colonnade and the lower right corner of sheet.
b) Vue de la Grande Place a Mexico, age appropriate discoloration in paper. Water damage has occurred on the upper and lower right corners of sheet. Foxing is apparent most notably on the left upper corner of the sheet.

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