Desfontaines del. 1790. Moret Sculp.
A Paris, chez Blin, Imprimeur en Taille Douce, Place Maubert, No.17, vis-a-vis la Rue des 3 Portes, A.P.D.R. [n.d., c.1790.]
Aquatint with fine colour, with engraved text. 245 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½"), with large margins. Stain in engraved text bottom left.
Jules Mazarin concluding the Treaty of the Pyrenees (7th November 1659), ending the Franco-Spanish War and agreeing the marriage between Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain, the daughter of Philip IV. From the series 'Portraits des Grands Hommes et Femmes Illustres, et sujets mémorables de France', published between 1786-92.
[Ref: 55602] £140.00
A Paris, chez Blin, Imprimeur en Taille Douce, Place Maubert, No.17, vis-a-vis la Rue des 3 Portes, A.P.D.R. [n.d., c.1790.]
Aquatint with fine colour, with engraved text. 245 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½"), with large margins. Stain in engraved text bottom left.
Jules Mazarin concluding the Treaty of the Pyrenees (7th November 1659), ending the Franco-Spanish War and agreeing the marriage between Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain, the daughter of Philip IV. From the series 'Portraits des Grands Hommes et Femmes Illustres, et sujets mémorables de France', published between 1786-92.
[Ref: 55602] £140.00