Print: This is an uncut sheet, part sheet No 4706, showing: Les Adieux, (The Farewell) and Le Retour Les Champs (The Return from the Fields)
 
Titled in French under the prints, first listed in The Baxter Times of the 1920’s and at that time numbered 306 to 307
 
This is part of the well documented ‘New Hall Vault sale’ held at Christie’s in 1987, for full information please see https://www.georgebaxter.com/christie-s-new-hall-vault-sale-1987
 
One of the rarer sheets in that sale, only 141 copies out a total of 16,300 sheets
 
Date: 1850’s / 1860’s
 
Approx. size (cm ht x w): 29 x 45 (Full Sheet)
 
State: On a sheet that at some time was also attached to two others of the same size most probably cut as that sheet would have been very large. As taken from the printing press including registration holes to help align the colours blocks
 
Condition: Excellent colours some toning and small nicks to sheet edges, please see images