15/48

About this artwork

check stamp: Lugt 1397c

Art Historical Context

**15/48 by Isidore-Laurent Deroy (183)** Isidore-Laurent Deroy1797–1891), a prominent Belgian lithographer working in Brussels and Paris, *15/48* in 1834 as part of a larger series of 48 prints. This sheet, measuring 433 × 289 mm, exemplifies Deroy's skill in capturing intricate details through lithography, a revolutionary printmaking technique that emerged in the late 18th century. drawing directly on limestone with greasy crayons or ink, artists like Deroy could produce nuanced tonal effects and fine lines, bridging the gap between drawing and mass reproduction. In the Romantic era of the ...