Description: Federico Miahle Chromolithograph Print Cuba Morro Castle & Port Santigo Antique 1855 Features:A RARE FIND!Beautiful antique chromolithograph print from Album Pintoresco de la Isla de Cuba (Picturesque Album of the Island of Cuba)Artist: Pierre Toussaint Frédéric (Federico) Miahle (1810-1868)Lithographer: Storch & Kramer, BerlinCirca 1855This is print number 19, titled Morro y Entrada del Puerto de Santiago de Cuba (Morro Castle & Entrance of the Port of Santiago de Cuba)Approximate dimensions as photographedPierre Toussaint Frédéric Mialhe was a French painter and engraver, known in Cuba as Federico Mialhe. He was a student of Picot and exhibited his views of countries and cities at the Paris Salon from 1831 to 1861. He lived in Havana from 1838 to 1854, initially arriving under contract to the printing house of the Real Sociedad Patriótica, to document the island. He also served as a drawing professor at the art academy in Havana and associated with the Cuban intellectuals of the era. Album Pintoresco de la Isla de Cuba is considered the finest pictorial record of daily life in Cuba in the 19th century. The work included several depictions of daily live, views of Havana, street vendors, dancers, cock-fighting, bull-fight, fishermen, and plantations including sugar-cane and tobacco.Condition:Antique: This is an antique item that shows wear commensurate with age as photographed. See photos for detailed condition. ***Item comes from a smoke free, pet free environment. Payment must be received within 24 hours***
Price: 299.99 USD
Location: Englewood, Ohio
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Artist: Pierre Toussaint Frederic Mialhe
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1855
Theme: Cuba
Material: Paper
Framing: Unframed
Production Technique: Chromolithograph
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
