Antique Print – KING OF CONGO-NECKLACE-ELEPHANT-PORTRAIT-LARMESSIN after BERTRAND – c.1690

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Le Puissant Roy de Congo (…) – This scarce original antique print depicts a portrait of a king of Congo, half-length in profile to left, with crown and feathers on head, necklace and earrings, dress tied over shoulder; in oval frame with ribbon tied in the upper part, and coat of arms in the lower part.

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Le Puissant Roy de Congo (…)

Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 17,5 x 25,3 cm. (6,9 x 10 inch). Image size: 16,3 x 23,3 cm. (6,4 x 9,2 inch).

From: ‘Les augustes représentations de tous les rois de France […]’, by Nicolas de Larmessin, published by Pierre Bertrand, Paris c. 1690.

Made by Nicolas de Larmessin after an anonymous artist. Nicolas II de Larmessin / the elder (1632–1694), French engraver, editor and printseller.

Condition: Very good, given age. Partly attached to carrier sheet. Writing in ink bottom margin (Dutch). General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: KING OF CONGO-NECKLACE-ELEPHANT-PORTRAIT

PCO-C18-17

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Dimensions 17 × 17 × 1 cm

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