Le. Brun Pinx.t. W. Pether Fecit.
Rob.t Sayer Excudit. [London Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller, No. 53, Fleet Street.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 495 x 355mm (19½ x 14"). Thread margins on three sides, trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line, small tear in inscription area, cockling top right.
A half-length portrait of sculptor and draughtsman François Du Quesnoy (1597-1643), known as il Fiammingo. Born in Brussels, he was in Rome in 1621 in the workshop of Claude Poussin. He spent many years studying and copying Classical and modern works in Roman collections, taking commissions for Urban VIII and Cardinal Massimi.
CS.12, ii of ii.
[Ref: 62738] £320.00
Rob.t Sayer Excudit. [London Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller, No. 53, Fleet Street.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 495 x 355mm (19½ x 14"). Thread margins on three sides, trimmed into plate at bottom, losing publication line, small tear in inscription area, cockling top right.
A half-length portrait of sculptor and draughtsman François Du Quesnoy (1597-1643), known as il Fiammingo. Born in Brussels, he was in Rome in 1621 in the workshop of Claude Poussin. He spent many years studying and copying Classical and modern works in Roman collections, taking commissions for Urban VIII and Cardinal Massimi.
CS.12, ii of ii.
[Ref: 62738] £320.00