Etching Michele Marieschi Venice

Any Info on this Etching / Engraving would be appreciated
It measures about 16x24 inch
It is in excellent Cond. It was done by Michele Marieschi

 

It appears to be a print, not an etching.

Debora

 

Just like a single solid dot, ink can be printed as a solid line, so that is not always an indicator.

Another indicator for an etching would be the impression made by the plate on the paper. The paper is soft and is squeezed against the plate. In this action, the paper receives an impression of the blank area of the plate. The paper beyond this impression will be higher than it.

It is important to note that a plate impression can faked.


James.

PS: The left edge of the image appears to have been cut along the printed image.

 

It looks recent, but could be a re-strike from an original plate. Have you taken it out of the frame? If you do, hold it to a strong light and look for a watermark in the paper.

I have this print:


It's a modern print from an 18th C plate. The Louvre has the plate and re-strikes can be ordered through their Calcography department. The Louvre removes the original date information on the plate.

They also have a stamp they apply to the paper:


And a watermark in the paper:


These things ensure that the print will not be mistaken for an original 18th C impression.

If it is a re-strike, it will have a plate mark as described by Roaring20s but, as Roaring20s also said, plate marks can be faked. It could be a straight forward reproduction as suggested by Deborah.

 

I looked at several museum examples for your artist. The plate marks were very pronounced and the prints were crisper with much darker ink. The paper for your print appears to be more recent too.

 

Yes, re the paper.

Debora