Un jour d'élection

Un jour d'élection  is a black and white lithograph on paper, realized in 1880 by Henri Théophile Hildibrand , after a drawing from a photograph by Valnay .

Of little dimensions but very high quality and fineness, this original print represents a beautiful view of one street, an incredibly crowded street in the city of New Orleans in Louisiana during an election day. On the verso and below the engraving, a part of an article.

On the lower right corner, the signature on plate.

In excellent conditions, this superb modern artwork realized with a wise touch and a full mastery of the technique, is mounted on a white cardboard passepartout, cm 30 x 24.

Henri Théophile Hildibrand  (Paris, 1824 - Pacy-sur-Eure, 1897)

The French wood engraver is one of the main interpreters of Gustave Doré and illustrator of the Hetzel and Hachette editions. He began studying engraving in the Atelier ABL2, founded in Paris in 1832 by John Andrew, Jean Best and Isidore Leloir, to produce the Vignettes du Magasin pittoresque . Near the engraver François Pannemaker, he became one of Gustave Doré's best engravers.

In 1845, he was part of the group of engravers that composed the Mysteries of the Inquisition, and other secret societies of Spain Féréal, a highly successful book published in Paris on Boizard, which includes over 200 illustrations. According to the Bénézit, he participated in the 1866 Salon and received an honorable mention at the 1872 Salon. Some of his engravings were published in magazines such as Le Tour du monde .