A.A. Lejeune (active in the 18th century) attributed - Trompe l'oeil with assignats and documents from the French Revolution.

A.A. Lejeune (active in the 18th century) attributed - Trompe l'oeil with assignats and documents from the French Revolution. 61 x 48 cm (unframed) - 69.5 x 56.5 cm (framed). Pen, brown ink, and watercolor on paper mounted on board, in a wooden frame. The genre of trompe l'oeil with scattered papers and documents has a long tradition in European painting, but it takes on a particular significance when the subject consists of the assignats of the French Republic: the paper currency issued between 1789 and 1796, guaranteed by national assets confiscated from the clergy and nobility, became a symbol and instrument of the Revolution before collapsing into catastrophic devaluation. The board attributed to Lejeune precisely depicts the apparent disorder of these documents, overlapped and piled up with skillful variations in denominations and nominal values: from a few sols to ten thousand francs. The pen and watercolor work, done on paper then applied to a rigid support, carefully simulates the typographical and chromatic differences of the various types of assignats, recalling the taste for documentary illusionism prevalent in late 18th-century visual culture. An object of uncommon historical and collector's interest. Condition report: Good condition of the paper support. There are some localized abrasions and yellowing due to the aging of the paper. All shipments within the EU are free and professionally packed. This item is sold with a legally valid certificate of authenticity. Further details on the condition report are available upon request. Viezzi Arte guarantees quality and professionalism at competitive prices; contact us at [email protected] or via WhatsApp at +39 3402841279. Message to non-Italian buyers: This work has not yet obtained the certificate of free export from Italy, issued by the Superintendency of Cultural Heritage, which attests that the work does not belong to Italian cultural heritage and can therefore be freely exported. The regulations in force since 2026 provide for reduced times for works with a declared value below €50,000, established at the discretion of the expert commission: an average of 2-3 weeks from the submission of the request. All costs related to this procedure are included in the price. Disclaimer Rendering: The staging images are generated by AI for illustrative purposes and may not respect the actual proportions of the work.