Engraving Bear Hunting After Eugène Le Poittevin Etching 19th C Old Print

Bear hunting
Large and rare engraving engraved by Rollet after a painting by Eugène Le Poittevin (1800-1870)
Wintering of a crew of Dutch sailors on the eastern coast of New Zealand.
Louis René Lucien Rollet (1809-1862) was an engraver specialised in mezzotint, pupil of Daguerre and Jazet.
Dry stamp of the publisher Rittner & Goupil, which could indicate that the proof dates before 1841 for the company Rittner & Goupil was dissolved the 10th of may 1841, following Joseph-Henry  Rittner's death.  (Source : la Maison Goupil, Galerie d'art internationale au XIXème siècle par Agnès Penot, Editions mare & martin Paris 2017)
59.3 x 83 cm sheet       21.22 x 32.67 inches
53.9 x78.8 cm subject
Tear in the upper part in the right, repaired, . For conservation reasons, the engraving has been lined by a professional restorer (see photos).
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