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[France] Jean Baptiste Colbert
[France] Jean Baptiste Colbert Secretaire et Ministre d'Etat
Jac. Lubin Sculp.
[n.d., c.1696]
Engraving, platemark 250 x 200mm (9¾ x 7¾"). Trimmed close to plate; fine impression.
Portrait of Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-83), finance minister to Louis XIV from 1665. Colbert instigated significant ecnonomic reforms and encouraged French manufacture. Possibly derived from Robert Nanteuil's portrait of Colbert 'from the life' of 1670. Originally issued in Perrault's 'Les Hommes illustres', a series of biographies written by Perrault with portraits engraved by Edelinck, Jacques Lubin, Louis Simonneau and Van Schuppen.
Collector's Mark: Lugt 2900 F. Baumgartner.
[Ref: 31847]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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René Descartes.
René Descartes.
[After Frans Hals.] Iac. Lubin sculp.
[n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving. Plate: 250 x 195mm (10 x 7¾'') large margins. Creasing.
A portrait of French mathematician, scientist and philospher René Descartes (1596-1650).
[Ref: 50914]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Francois de Malherbe.
Francois de Malherbe.
Jac. Lubin sculp.
[n.d., c.1700].
Engraving with original eighteenth century gilt border. Trimmed. Dimensions to outer border 320 x 260mm. (12½ x 10¼).
Portrait of French poet, critic and translator Francois de Malherbe (1555 - 1628) in oval frame with coat of arms in lower part. Originally issued in Perrault's 'Les Hommes illustres', a series of biographies written by Perrault with portraits engraved by Edelinck, Jacques Lubin, Louis Simonneau and Van Schuppen.
[Ref: 28343]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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