7 Antique Religious Prints-NUN-ORDER-PORT ROYAL ABBEY-PARIS-FRANCE-Helyot-1792

Original copperplate engraving on a verge type handlaid watermarked paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 18 x 25 cm. The image size is ca. 12.5 x 18.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 7.1 x 9.8 inch. The image size is ca. 4.9 x 7.3 inch.

Plate 80 – 86: ‘Religieuse de Port Royal.’ (Nun of the Port-Royal Abbey). Set of 7 plates showing nuns of the order. Port-Royal Abbey was an abbey in Paris that was a stronghold of Jansenism. It was first built in 1626 to relieve pressure of numbers on the mother house at Port-Royal-des-Champs. This print originates from a book: ‘Histoire des Ordres Religieux et Militaires (…).’ (History of Religious and Military Orders.), by R.P. Helyot, published in Paris, 1792 ed. First published 1714-1719. Helyot made lengthy journeys throughout Europe, which afforded him ample opportunity to collect material for his great work on the religious orders. It treats the history of religious and knightly orders, and of congregations of both sexes, down to his own time, and exhibits more particularly their origin, growth, deterioration, suppression, or dissolution, various offshoots and reforms. adding also the lives of the chief founders, and illustrations of different monastic habits. Being written on scientific principles, though not always with critical insight, it was very favourably received, and achieved a wide circulation (Catholic Ency.). Vols 1-5 by Helyot and vols 6-8 generally attributed to Maximilien Bullot.Artists and Engravers: The author of this work is Pierre Helyot / Father Hyppolyte Helyot (1660-1716). Engravers include P. Giffart, Thomassin, De Poilly, and T. Duflos.

Condition: Very good, given age. Plate 83 with several foxing stains in the top margin, plate 84 with a stain in the caption below the image, and weakness in the paper of the lower right corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: 7 ANTIQUE RELIGIOUS PRINTS-NUN-ORDER-PORT ROYAL ABBEY-PARIS-FRANCE-HELYOT

(PCO) C128-44