Fernando II. (Ferdinand August von Sachsen-Coburg... Lot 3486

Fernando II. (Ferdinand August von Sachsen-Coburg u. Gotha, 1816 Vienna - Lisbon 1885). A fruit and vegetable merchant sitting on a tree stump, surrounded by his goods, left in front of him his dog and his pack mule. Etching on applied China 1837. Plgr. 12 x 16.7, sheet size 32 x 49.5 cm. With the monogr., date and place inscription "in Lissabon" in the plate. Inscribed "Für die gute Emma" below the platemark on the right. Nagler, Monogr. II, 16. AKL 38, 439f. - The rare sheets of the Portuguese king were not sold. - W. margin with large tidemark, predominantly upper and right margin more heavily foxed, some marginal tears, corners creased and 2 marginal tears upper margin. R