A 19thC Paper-Cut Trompe L'oeil Illusionist Still Life Study Of A Dead Partridge In a Glazed Oak Frame sub-Antiques Etty himself had a controversial

Etty himself had a controversial reputation

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Set upon an aubergine ground with the other primary colours being white

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save for one or two corners where the stitch is loosening

A 19thC Paper-Cut Trompe L'oeil Illusionist Still Life Study Of A Dead Partridge In a Glazed Oak Frame sub-Antiques Etty himself had a controversialOrigin: French or Dutch Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: 1850 70 Height: 21. 5 inches Width: 17 inches The hand coloured, cut and shaped lithograph on paper, shows a recently deceased partridge suspended on an inky blue ground from a pinned string, within an oval inset border and oak frame with inner gilt band. Condition is good to very good, there is some general light foxing to the inset border though the study itself