Antique prints of famous paintings, buildings, exhibits, etc., from the 1889 Paris Exhibition
"Chefs d'Oeuvre de L'Exhibition Universelle"
by William Walton, Paris
Barrie Brothers; Philadelphia
The Chefs d'Oeuvre de luxe edition consisted of a set of portfolios contained in beautifully embossed thick covers. The portfolios contained hand-colored photogravures depicting the "Masterpieces of the World Fair of Paris."
A bound version of the portfolios was also published. The prints offered for sale here come from both the portfolios and the bound volume.
Original hand-colored photogravures, color photogravures, and duo-tone and sepia photogravures from 1889. Generally on thick art paper, although this does vary somewhat.
[REF 1]
Conquerors of Salamis from the painting by Cormon
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (43 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$25
[REF 2]
Mariamne from the painting by J.W. Waterhouse
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$25
[REF 3]
The Surrender of Grenada from the painting by F. Pradilla
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (43 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
minor staining in upper margin, well away from image
$25
[REF 4]
The Square Battalion from the painting by Julien Le Blant
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (43 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$25
[REF 5]
An Unkept Appointment from the painting by J. Girardet
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (43 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
minor staining in margin, well away from image
$25
[REF 6]
Vaccination from the painting by P. A. J. Dagnan-Bouveret
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (43 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$35
[REF 7]
The Two Sisters from the painting by G. Giron
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (43 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$30
[REF 8]
Fete of the Prophet, at Oued-el-Kebir from the painting by F. A. Bridgman
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (43 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$30
[REF 9]
The Orphans from the painting by Gotthardt Kuehl
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (43 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$30
[REF 10]
Autumn Market from the painting by G. V. Gilbert
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$25
[REF 11]
Portrait of Mme .... from the painting by J. Boldini
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$25
[REF 12]
M. Pasteur and his Grand-daughter from the painting by L. Bonnat
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$25
[REF 32]
Portrait of Mlle .... from the painting by L. Comerre
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
smudge in lower right margin
$25
[REF 33]
Portrait of Mlle Lee-Robins from the painting by E. A. Carolus-Duran
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
mark in upper left corner of paper, well away from image
$25
[REF 34]
Judith from the painting by J. C. Cazin
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
discoloration left edge of paper
[REF 35]
Andromache from the painting by Sir Frederick Leighton
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
minor edge/corner wear
$30
[REF 36]
The Age of Stone from the painting by F. Cormon
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
edge/corner wear
$25
[REF 37]
Love at the Judgment of Paris from the painting by Luc-Olivier Merson
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
some discoloration outer edges of paper
$35
[REF 38]
Coronation of the Empress Josephine from the painting by J. L. David
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
minor edge/corner wear
$30
[REF 39]
Diana Surprised from the painting by Jules Lefebvre
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
some discoloration outer edges of paper
$35
[REF 40]
Circe from the painting by L. Chalon
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
minor edge/corner wear
[REF 41]
The Voice of Tocsin from the painting by A. Maignan
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
paper damage left edge, well away from image area
$35
[REF 42]
A Country Burial from the painting by E. Werenskiold
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
minor spotting in margins
$20
[REF 43]
Manda Lametrie, The Farmer's Wife from the painting by A. Roll
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$35
[REF 44]
The Visit from the painting by Alfred Stevens
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SSHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$30
[REF 45]
The Wolf of Agubbio [Gubbio] from the painting by Luc-Olivier Merson
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$30
[REF 46]
The Pope and the Inquisitor from the painting by Jean Paul Laurens
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$30
[REF 47]
On the Marne from the painting by J. C. Cazin
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$35
[REF 48]
The Arrival of the Pardon from the painting by A. Guillou
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$35
[REF 49]
Cavaliers Crossing a River from the painting by L. A. Gros
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$25
[REF 50]
Salammbo from the painting by G. Ferrier
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$35
[REF 51]
The Picnic from the painting by E. Claus
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 17 x 11.75 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
$35
[REF 52]
The Serenade from the painting by C. Delort
An original 130-year old hand-colored photogravure from 1889
SHEET SIZE: APPROX. 11.75 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
IMAGE SIZES VARY; REFER TO ENLARGEMENT BY CLICKING ON ABOVE THUMBNAIL IMAGE