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Antique Canson Frères Ingres Paper 1861 Set of 2, Handmade Laid Drawing Paper, French Watermarked Sheets 44x30cm, Rare Collectible

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A rare pair of museum-grade antique drawing sheets from the celebrated Canson Frères mill in Annonay, France, dated 1861 by genuine watermark.

Provenance & Heritage
Both sheets carry watermarks confirming their origin and date: one shows "Ingres 1861" (partially trimmed), the other bears the Canson Frères "CF" shield mark. The Ingres name honours the neoclassical painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, who worked with Canson to develop a textured paper ideally suited to precise dry-media drawing — a paper type still produced by Canson today, though nothing matches the character of the original 19th-century handmade sheets.

Paper Type: Laid
Made using traditional hand papermaking methods, the sheets show the visible chain and laid lines left by the mould — a fine ribbed texture that gives just the right amount of "tooth" to hold charcoal, pastel, sanguine, and other dry media beautifully.

Details:

Set of 2 antique sheets
Maker: Canson Frères, Annonay, France
Date: 1861 (confirmed by watermark)
Size: 44 x 30cm each sheet
Paper type: laid, handmade
Colour: warm white
Sheet 1: "Ingres 1861" watermark, partially trimmed
Sheet 2: Canson Frères "CF" shield watermark, untrimmed
Condition: genuine 19th-century age; please see photos for full detail

A genuinely rare opportunity for collectors, conservators, or artists working in traditional dry media to own a dated, attributable piece of French papermaking history.

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