Antique Late 1800s French Chromolithograph Print by Auguste Racinet - Le Costume Historique - ITALIE. Italy. Italia.

This stunning chromolithograph is a print by Auguste Racinet printed by publishing house Firmin-Didot et Cie, where he worked from 1869 to 1888 as an engraver and artistic director, and where his two main works L'Ornement polychrome and Le costume historique were created and published. This print is in beautiful condition and is nicely framed in a gold gilt frame. The print itself looks to be in pristine condition and the vintage gold gilt frame shows signs of age. See listing photos closely for best description of condition. There are areas on the frame where the gold gilt has rubbed revealing the red substrate below. Perfect for a gallery wall, to display on its own, or would effortlessly elevate a mantle scape or other open top shelving or surface. This art piece is equipped with a hanging wire and ready to display in your space.

Measurements (approximate):
21.75 inches wide
17.75 inches tall
0.9 inches in depth

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A little history about Auguste Racinet (1825-1893) (courtesy of Artvee.com):

Albert Charles Auguste Racinet was a French costumer, illustrator, painter and author of several works on costume and ornament history that are still reprinted to this day.

He was initially trained as a lithographer and draftsman by his father, Charles-Auguste Racinet, and received further training at the École de dessin in Paris. From 1849 to 1874 he participated in the annual exhibitions of the Paris Salon, but he gained his importance through his contributions as an illustrator of scientific works, especially art and costume history.

His work in this area began in the 1840s with his father on a work with plates based on models by Ferdinand Séré (1818-1855) and texts by the historian Charles Léopold Louandre, entitled Histoire du costume et de l' ameublement au Moyen Âge. After Séré's untimely death, Les Arts somptuaires was published by Hangard-Maugé in 1857-1858. Histoire du costume et de l'ameublement et des arts et industries qui s'y rattachent in 2 volumes of text and 2 plates. Another part of the planned work appeared with text by Paul Lacroix in five volumes from 1848 to 1851 under the titleLe Moyen âge et la Renaissance, histoire et description des moeurs et usages, du commerce et de l'industrie, des sciences, des arts, des littératures et des beaux-arts en Europe, followed by the ten-volume Costumes historiques de la France d' après le monuments les plus authentique … Avec un texte descriptif précédé de l'histoire de la vie privée des Français depuis l'origine de la monarchie jusqu´à nos jours et suivi d´un recueil curieux de pièces originales, which appeared between 1852 and 1860.

Racinet became a member of the Legion of Honor on August 5, 1878.

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