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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manycats, post: 6045181, member: 13761&quot;]The first is chalk or pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes or similar art paper, a quickly but skilfully executed nude for popular sale, not student work or fine art. 1960s is my guess, based on the style of the face, but the materials &amp; technique are timeless.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second, a lithograph, illustrates the sinking of large stones to make a jetty at Marseilles, the major French port. Capeau is the illustrator - &#039;del.&#039; is short for &#039;delineator&#039;, Latin for draftsman; Latour &amp; Gassend are the printers. The steam engines would date it pretty well for someone who knows the history of technology in France - 1840s?, but it is likely a more recent print - no reason to doubt the 1861 date in the listing Debora found. The LIII in the upper right indicates it&#039;s the 53rd of some series. Following up from that listing, it&#039;s from&nbsp; &quot;Travaux Hydrauliques Maritimes&quot;, a portfolio of marine engineering drawings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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