The works of this painter are comparatively little known with us, but in Paris, where he was born, they have made their mark. He studied under Mr. Lucas and Mr. Bouguereau, respectively; and at the Salons of 1874 and 1875 he had medals awarded to him. In 1874 his picture in that gallery were, ‘Country Music,’ ‘The Return from the Fields at Saint-Briac,’ and ‘Marie Jeannie, Souvenir de Finistere;’ in the next year he exhibited ‘Pyramus and Thisbe,’ ‘A Daughter of the Fields,’ and ‘A Portrait;’ in 1876, ‘The Virgin and Child,’ and another ‘Portrait;’ his contribution to the Salon of 1878 were ‘Lobster-Fishing’ and ‘The Last Arrow.’

    In his treatment of the subject, which we have engraved, Mr. Delobbe has shown himself perfectly free and unconventional in style, allowing his power of attraction to be absorbed by the lovely features he portrays, and refusing to permit any accessories to divert the attention of the spectator from the interesting face he places before us. The artist can well afford to do this, for no one could desire more in a picture of this class than the portrait of the fair girl Mr. Delobbe has transferred to canvas, and which our engravers have with equal success transferred to the plate.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE

Antique prints, etchings, engravings, and lithographs are printing processes which use steel, copper, stone or wood blocks or plates to produce a picture on paper.

Most antique prints and engravings, which are seen on the internet today, are bookplates.  Because they are pages from a book, there are multiple copies in existence.  This does not, however, mean that they are "reproductions" that have been printed recently.  Because they were, at some point, part of books, some have been preserved in excellent condition, while others show signs of age, as yellow spots or darkness on the edge of the page from being handled.

Engravings, lithographs, ect. are high quality pieces of art, as it took a highly trained artist many hours of work to produce one.  Although there may be multiple copies still in existence, the date of the item should be stated in the auction, thus giving the buyer an idea of it's age.