Sale 218 Lot 140

LE COMMERCE: AN ALLEGORICAL ENGRAVING AFTER CHARLES LEMOINE A large and elaborate allegorical engraving titled "Le Commerce," engraved by J. Charles Levasseur after the 1791 painting by Charles Lemoine, originally created for the Chambre de Commerce de Rouen. The composition presents a dense tableau of personified continents and virtues, including a winged genius crossing the globe with a compass, a statue of Mercury, and figures representing Europe, Asia, and Africa, all set before a bustling harbor view, with an extensive descriptive inscription in French below identifying each allegorical figure. Published in Paris by Levasseur. Unframed. Sheet: 20 x 28.5 inches
$200-300