Jacques Callot (1592–1635) Portrait of the Prince of Phalsbourg. Circa 1621–1624. Etching and engraving. 338 x 288 mm. Lieure 505. A superb and brilliant print on watermarked laid paper (starry lion, Lieure 38), partially trimmed along the left edge of the plate; the edges of the copper plate are heavily inked. Small pencil annotation (number) in the lower left corner of the tablet. A large, very light burn mark on the mountain on the right. A soft, diagonal crease in the lower right corner of the subject. Small remnants of a previous mounting and traces of oxidized glue in the upper corners on the reverse. Impression from another print on the reverse. Narrow margins on three sides. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075). The figure depicted is Louis de Lorraine (1588–1631), Baron of Ancerville, styled Prince of Phalsbourg.
Estimate
€1,200 - €1,500
Buyer's premium
31.8%
Jacques Callot (1592–1635)
Portrait of the Prince of Phalsbourg. Circa 1621–1624. Etching and engraving. 338 x 288 mm. Lieure 505. A superb and brilliant print on watermarked laid paper (starry lion, Lieure 38), partially trimmed along the left edge of the plate; the edges of the copper plate are heavily inked. Small pencil annotation (number) in the lower left corner of the tablet. A large, very light burn mark on the mountain on the right. A soft, diagonal crease in the lower right corner of the subject. Small remnants of a previous mounting and traces of oxidized glue in the upper corners on the reverse. Impression from another print on the reverse. Narrow margins on three sides. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075).
The figure depicted is Louis de Lorraine (1588–1631), Baron of Ancerville, styled Prince of Phalsbourg.
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