Les Chansons de Bilitis risque French 17th century engraving

French 17th century engraving

Antique (c1880s) book illustration from a collection of Persian decorative arts

Code: ART648

Code: EX252

Les Chansons de Bilitis risque French 17th century engravingFrench Art Deco illustration by Georges Barbier for the 1920s edition of a book of erotic (lesbian) poetry 'Les Chansons de Bilitis' by Pierre Lous. The book of sensual 'antique love poems' in written in the character of an ancient Greek poetess 'Bilitis' who was not unlike Sappho. Code: G435 Printed by us, our prints are produced using highest quality inks and heavyweight (310gsm) lightly textured, archival quality, 100% cotton rag fine art paper.