Antique Print-HOLY-VIRGIN-ROSARY-DEVOTION-Chereau-c.1775

Description

Symbols of the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Made by Jacques Chereau after own design.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 19 x 29.4 cm (7.48 x 11.57 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Overall soiling and browning. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

HOLY-VIRGIN-ROSARY-DEVOTION | PCO-E18-25

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Jacques Chereau in Paris.

Biography engraver: Jacques Chereau (Blois 1688 – Paris 1776) was a portrait engraver, printmaker and publisher of optical prints in a neighborhood of printmakers at the Rue Saint-Jacques variously given on prints as “au Grand St. Remy,” “au Coq,” or “au dessus de la Fontaine St. Severin”, in Paris, France.