Antique Master Print-SIEGE-OF-DOUAI-Le Clerc-Le Brun-1682

Print

375.00

‘INSCRIPTION IN THE DECORATIVE BORDER BENEATH THE SCENE IN FRENCH, DESCRIBING THE EVENT.’

– An engraving depicting the Siege of Douai in 1667, part of the conquests of Louis XIV. A fallen horse and the king surrounded by his retinue are central, with intricate ornamentation and smaller vignettes.

In stock

SKU: PICTURA-05864 Categories: , Tag:

Description

An engraving depicting the Siege of Douai in 1667, part of the conquests of Louis XIV. A fallen horse and the king surrounded by his retinue are central, with intricate ornamentation and smaller vignettes.

Made by Sebastien Le Clerc, the Elder after After Charles Le Brun.

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

Sheet size: 40.3 x 56.1 cm (15.87 x 22.09 inch). Image size: 40.1 x 56 cm. (15.79 x 22.05 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, soiling, and creasing. Tear at top right of image en several small tesrs in the paper edges, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LOUIS XIV, DOUAI, SIEGE, BATTLE, HISTORICAL PRINT, FRENCH BAROQUE, 17TH CENTURY, LE CLERC, LE BRUN | PCO-B3-07

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Based on Charles Le Brun’s tapestry representing the conquests of Louis XIV.

Reference: Jombert 172.

Biography engraver: Sebastien Le Clerc (1637-1714) was a French artist and engraver known for his detailed historical and allegorical works.

Biography artist: Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) was a prominent French painter and designer, court artist to Louis XIV, and responsible for numerous tapestries and decorative works.

Additional information

Dimensions 56 × 40 × 1 cm

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “Antique Master Print-SIEGE-OF-DOUAI-Le Clerc-Le Brun-1682”

You might also like: