Benizy Late 18th.Century French Trompe L'Oeil Copper Engraving Revolutionary Assignats 1797 John Boultbee Old Auctioneers stencil to reverse

Old Auctioneers stencil to reverse of panel

Primarily a watercolourist and illustrative artist

Drawings by Walton are rare

Mezzotint engraving by JJ Haid

near Paris

Benizy Late 18th.Century French Trompe L'Oeil Copper Engraving Revolutionary Assignats 1797 John Boultbee Old Auctioneers stencil to reverseValeur Des Assignats Et Autres Papiers Monnoies, Depuis L'epoque de leur mission en France, jusqu' celle ou ils ont cess d'avoir Cours. Rare Hand coloured trompe l'oeil copper engraving by J. Benizy, dit Dubuisson. Circa. 1797. 40 by 29 cms. Pl. Assignats were bank notes issued by France between 1789 and 1797 during the French Revolution. Initially issued in the form of bonds, the assignat was intended to stimulate the French economy as a quick way to