Engravings
Forteresse de Shefskvetili
SKU: 0006
123.00 ₾

Forteresse de Shefskvetili - is the oldest known engraving of a Shekvetili fort featured in a European illustrated press.

Forteresse de Shefskvetili
1853
Jules Gaildrau
Paris
15x12
Good

Forteresse de Shefskvetili - is the oldest known engraving of a Shekvetili fort featured in a European illustrated press. It was printed in the first French illustrated magazine during the Crimean War. According to the inscription in the lower-left corner of the engraving, the artist 'J. GAILDRAU,' a French painter and master of engraving, is believed to be Jules Gaildrau.