Antique Master Print-JACOB RETURNING TO FATHER-Coelemans-Castiglione-1767

’31. IACOB SE VOYANT ENVIE DE LABAN, PAR COMMANDEMENT DE DIEU ET CONSEUIL DE SES FEMMES, S’EN RETOURNE VERS SON PERE AVEC TOUT CE QUI LUY APPARTENOIT.’

(Jacob seeing himself envious of Laban, by command of God and advice of his wives, he returned to his father with all his belongings.) Large plate of Jacob returning to his father with his wives, army and animals.

Made by Jacques Coelemans after Jean-Benoist Castiglione named le Benedette.

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: (present to be determined).

Sheet size: 64 x 52 cm (25.2 x 20.47 inch). Image size: 54.4 x 43 cm. (21.42 x 16.93 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Overall foxing, mostly in margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JACOB LEAVING LABAN-RETURNING TO HIS FATHER

PCO-B6-18

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Receuil d’Estampes d’apres les tableaux des peintres des plus celebres d’Italie, des Pays Bas et de France …’ by Jacques Coelemans, in the edition (3rd ed. after ed. by Coelamans and Mariette in 1709 and 1744) published by Basan & Poignant from 1767-1797. This series of prints document the collection of Jean-Baptiste Boyer d’Eguilles, the engraving of which was started by Sebastien Barras (1653-1703) and Boyer himself, who was also an amateur engraver. Jean-Baptiste Boyer, Marquis d’Eguilles (1650-1709) was a French aristocrat, lawyer and engraver. Jacobus Coelemans or Jacob Coelemans, known in France as Jacques Coelemans (Antwerp, 1654-Aix-en-Provence, 1732) was a Flemish engraver and printmaker, known for his reproductive prints after famous painters and portraits. He trained in his native Antwerp and moved to Aix-en-Provence in France in 1690 where he worked for the remainder of his life. He was a pupil of Frederik Bouttats the younger. In Aix he was hired by Jean-Baptiste Boyer d’Aguilles, his patron, Attorney General of the Provence and famous art collector to engrave his entire collection. His work is recognized for its brilliance, good understanding of chiaroscuro and accuracy. Rare.

Reference: (for the work) Greasse II, p.14; Dumesnil IV, p.213.

Jean-Benoist Castiglione (1616-1670) was an Italian painter from Genua.