Description
Original antique print showing a portrait of Humbert I (Italian: Umberto I; c. 950 ? 1042 or 1047), better known as Humbert the White-Handed, the founder of the House of Savoy.
Made by P. Giffart after Francois de L’Ange.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 22.1 x 28.2 cm (8.7 x 11.1 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Narrow margins. Some spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
HUMBERT I-HOUSE OF SAVOY-PORTRAIT | PCO-A17-20
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in France c. 1701. Possibly published as an addition to a series of 33 portraits of Dukes of Savoy by Tasniere, published in 1702 (source BM).
Biography engraver: Pierre Giffart (1631/38 c.-1723), French engraver and publisher, active in Paris.
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