Rare original antique hand-coloured etching depicting the young Russian Emperor Peter II (1715 - St.Petersburg - 1730). This work was executed by the famous French etcher Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Coupe (born in 1784 ) after the drawing by famous French miniaturist Henri Benner (1776 - 1818), pupil of Isabey in Paris and court painter by Tsar Alexander I in St.Petersburg. For more iformation on the fate of the unfortunate and early died Russian Emperor see in wikipedia under the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_II_of_Russia

Literature: Thieme/Becker"General Artist Dictionary", Leipzig, 1999.

Inscription: in plate lower left : "H.Benner fecit(painted)" and lower right : "Coupe sculpt.(etched)"

Technique: Hand-coloured etching on paper in antique gold-plated rame.

Measurements: image w 6 1/2 " x h 8 1/2" (16,5 x 21,5 cm), framed 8 " x 10" (20 x 25,5 cm).

Condition: in overal good condition, a few marks (see photo).