Name: Antique Print-AGRIPPINE-PLATE-231-Thomassin-1694-1724
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Antique Print-AGRIPPINE-PLATE-231-Thomassin-1694-1724

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‘AGRIPPINE’

– Plate 231: Engraving of Agrippina (most likely Agrippina the Younger), mother of the Roman Emperor Nero. She is shown as a dignified Roman matron, fully clothed in a stola and palla, standing in a calm and noble posture.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: not on all sheets.

Image size: 8.3 x 13.2 cm. (3.27 x 5.2 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and soiling. Paper edges with some light staining. And irriegular per scan. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

AGRIPPINA, ROMAN MATRON, IMPERIAL FAMILY, ROMAN WOMAN, CLASSICAL PORTRAIT, ANTIQUE STATUE, THOMASSIN ENGRAVING | PCO-C52-75

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: “Recueil des Figures, Groupes, Thermes, Fontaines, Vases, Statues, et Autres Ornemens de Versailles” by Simon Thomassin. The book was published between 1694 and 1724 by Simon Thomassin in Paris (1694), Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam (1695) and Rutgert Alberts in The Hague (1724).

Biography engraver: Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) was a French royal engraver known for documenting the sculpture and decoration of Versailles. His series are valued for their precision and elegance.