About The Artist:
Constantin Guys
The sketcher Constantin Guys, whose real name was Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Constantin, was born in Vlissingen (the Netherlands) on December 3, 1805. At 18, he ran away from home and became a soldier. He took part in the War of Independence in Greece in the retinue of the English poet Lord Byron (1788 – 1824). After he returned home in 1827, Guys joined a French dragoon regiment and traveled through Europe and Asia. He first began his...
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About The Medium:
Lithograph
A print created using flat stones or metal plates. The artist creates a lithograph by drawing an image directly onto the printing element using materials like lithograph crayons or special grease pencils. After this, the drawing is transferred from the plate to the paper in multiples. A lithograph will not have dots when examined with a magnifying glass.