Philippe Benoist (1813-1881). Figures by Bayot.

Basilica of St Paul outside the Walls

Tinted lithograph. C1870. 250mm by 360mm (image) 345mm by 500mm (sheet). From 'Rome dans Sa Grandeur'. Phillippe Benoist was one of France's most gifted topographical artists of the 19th century, he was both a master lithographer and painter. He began his career in Paris and by 1836 he was exhibiting his views at the Paris Salons and continued to do so until 1879. As an original lithographic artist, Philippe Benoist specialized in exterior and interior views of many famous European buildings. Tear in margin on right edge of sheet. Foxing on reverse of the sheet. Item #2810

Price: $180.00