Name: Antique Master Print-GRANDS-MAISTRES-MALTHE-ORDER-OF-MALTA-Chevillard-1741
SKU: PICTURA-01758
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Antique Master Print-GRANDS-MAISTRES-MALTHE-ORDER-OF-MALTA-Chevillard-1741

€1,495.00

‘?GRANDS MAISTRES DE MALTHE.? / TEXT BELOW: LES NOMS, QUALITES, ARMES ET BLASONS DE LEURS EMINENCES MESSIEURS LES GRANDS-MAISTRES DE L?ORDRE DE SAINT JEAN DE JERUSALEM, DITS DE MALTE, DEPUIS LEUR ORIGINE JUSQU?A PRESENT.’

– Rare large heraldic print showcasing the Grand Masters of the Order of Malta (Order of St. John of Jerusalem) from their origin until 1741. Detailed arms and coats of arms are displayed.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 57 x 42 cm (22.44 x 16.54 inch). Image size: 50 x 35 cm. (19.69 x 13.78 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ORDER OF MALTA, GRAND MASTERS, HERALDIC PRINT, ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, JACQUES-LOUIS CHEVILLARD, COATS OF ARMS, MILITARY ORDERS, RARE PRINTS, FRENCH HERALDRY, 18TH CENTURY PRINTS | EXPO-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Paris, updated version of 1741. Original edition dates to 1697. Rare, with no other copies currently for sale.

Biography engraver: Jacques-Louis Chevillard (1680-1751) was a renowned engraver, editor, and print merchant, serving as Royal Genealogist of France. Known for publishing historical and heraldic works like La France Chretienne.