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THE JUSTICE OF THE SHERIFF (MOORS IN SPAIN, 14TH CENTURY) ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE JEAN-JOSEPH BENJAMIN-COSTANT 1800S
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THE JUSTICE OF THE SHERIFF (MOORS IN SPAIN, 14TH CENTURY) ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE JEAN-JOSEPH BENJAMIN-COSTANT 1800S THE ORIGINAL PAINTING, THE JUSTICE OF THE SHERIFF (MOORS IN SPAIN XIV CENTURY) BY JEAN-JOSEPH BENJAMIN-CONSTANT WAS PAINTED IN THE 1880S AND EXHIBITED AT THE PARIS SALON. SHORTLY AFTER THIS PHOTOGRAVURE WAS PRODUCED. THIS ORIGINAL 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAVURE REPRODUCED THE ARTIST’S DRAMATIC HISTORICAL SCENE SET IN MEDIEVAL SPAIN, SHOWING A MOORISH SHERIFF DELIVERING JUSTICE WITH RICH DETAIL COSTUMES, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, AND EXPRESSIVE FIGURES. THE DIMENSIONS ARE 11 3/4” X 17 1/8”. I FOUND THIS ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE IN AN OLD ATTIC IN THE LATE 1970S. THIS HOME WAS BUILT IN THE 1700S IN CONNECTICUT. THIS WAS IN A SECTION OF THE ATTIC THAT HADN'T BEEN EXPLORED IN YEARS. VERY GOOD FOR ITS AGE. THERE ARE IMPERFECTIONS LIKE SPOTTING AND CORNER CREASES. THE ACTUAL PHOTOGRAVURE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS WOULD LOOK ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL WHEN FRAMED. 27
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