Lot # 116 - 19th-Century Engraving of Luís de Camões —“Os Lusíadas” Maritime Scene

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 22-Oct-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 29-Oct-2025 8:55:00 PM
Current bid:

$5.00

Highest bidder:

Stevilkenevil79

Auction has ended

Description :

Antique 19th-Century Engraving of Luís de Camões — “Os Lusíadas” Maritime Scene

Striking antique engraving depicting Luís Vaz de Camões (1524–1580), the Portuguese national poet and author of Os Lusíadas, portrayed in classical laurel and armor. Below, a detailed vignette shows the poet clutching his manuscript amid crashing waves — a reference to the legend that he swam to shore during a shipwreck, saving his literary masterpiece.

Printed in fine black ink on cream wove paper and framed under glass. Signed in plate lower right: “Lith. de Lemerc.”

Historical Note:
Luís de Camões is revered as one of Europe’s greatest poets, often called the “Portuguese Shakespeare.” His epic Os Lusíadas (1572) immortalized the Age of Discovery and Portugal’s maritime empire. Portrait engravings of Camões were especially popular during the 19th century, coinciding with Portugal’s Romantic nationalist revival and the rise of illustrated book plates and lithographs.

Condition: light age toning and minor creasing consistent with age; vintage frame included.

Approx. 19” × 15” framed



Auction History

Highest bidder is Stevilkenevil79

Date Bid User
29-Oct-2025 8:00:35 PM $5.00 Stevilkenevil79

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