[Bound collection of 39 medallion portraits engraved by Simon Thomassin.]
[Published by Thomassin, plates dated between 1696-1710.]
Folio, large paper copy, contemporary full calf, 39 engraved plates, each c. 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"). Rebacked, spine distressed, hinges strained, a little spotting throughout. Small foxing hole in 'Victor Amadeus II'.
39 portraits of European monarchs, nobles and popes, in medallions set on plinths. They include Louis XIV and the Dauphin, Louis Prince de Condé, Philippe V of Spain, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, John III Sobieski of Poland, several German electors and Popes Innocent XII and Clement XI. For England there are portraits of William & Mary and Queen Anne.
[Ref: 55186] £4,000.00
Folio, large paper copy, contemporary full calf, 39 engraved plates, each c. 230 x 180mm (9 x 7"). Rebacked, spine distressed, hinges strained, a little spotting throughout. Small foxing hole in 'Victor Amadeus II'.
39 portraits of European monarchs, nobles and popes, in medallions set on plinths. They include Louis XIV and the Dauphin, Louis Prince de Condé, Philippe V of Spain, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, John III Sobieski of Poland, several German electors and Popes Innocent XII and Clement XI. For England there are portraits of William & Mary and Queen Anne.
[Ref: 55186] £4,000.00