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Paul dAlbert de Luynes.
Paul dAlbert de Luynes. Cardinal, Prêtre de la S,ite Eglise Romaines Archevêque de Sens, Primat des Gaules et de Germanie, P.er Aumonier de Madame la Dauphine.
Latinville pinxit. St. Fessard Sculp 1756.
A Paris chez Fessard graveur du Roi et de sa Bibliotheque ruë S.t Thomas du Louvre. A.P.D.R.
Engraving, 18th century watermark. 360 x 245mm (14¼ x 9½"), large margins.
A portrait of Paul d'Albert, Cardinal de Luynes (1703-88), an amateur astronomer and a member of the Académie française. The painting, by François Adrien Grasognon Latinville, was one of 94 portraits of academicians begun in 1685. It is now in the collection of the 'Institut de France' at Versailles.
[Ref: 64314]   £320.00  
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Cosme de Medici, II. du Nom, Grand Duc de Florence.
Cosme de Medici, II. du Nom, Grand Duc de Florence.
[Paris, 1584.]
Engraving with letterpress surtitle, with red ruling. Sheet 210 x 160mm (8¼ x 6¼"). Pieces of tape over title top left & right.
A half-length portrait of Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464), Grand Duke of Tuscany, from André Thevet's 'Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres', 1584. This portrait shows him with the grand-ducal crown on the table and the cross of the Order of Santo Stefano on his necklace. The objects on the table refer to Cosimo's patronage of the arts and learning.
[Ref: 64308]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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[Parc du château de Meudon.]
[Parc du château de Meudon.]
[Israel Silvestre.]
[n.d., c.1685.]
Scarce coloured engraving. Sheet 365 x 515mm (14¼ x 20¼"). Some wear, borders coloured.
A decorative view looking away from the Chateau de Meudon across the landscaped formal gardens to a lake.
[Ref: 64115]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Trieste. Piazza della Borsa.
Trieste. Piazza della Borsa.
F. Heinrich dis. Lit Linassi e C.º.
Proprieta di H.F. Favarger Librajo [n.d., c.1840..]
Lithograph with hand colour. Printed area 140 x 170mm (5½ x 6¾").
A view of Trieste's old stock exchange, with the column of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.
[Ref: 64075]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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Le Carnaval de Venise.
Le Carnaval de Venise.
[after Alexandre de Rogissart.]
[n.d., c.1710.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. Sheet 150 x 365mm (6 x 14¼"). Trimmed within plate, original folds.
A costumed procession during the Venice carnival. A reversed copy of an image in de Rogissart's 'Le carnaval de Venise, Les delices de l'Italie'.
[Ref: 64307]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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