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Antique Print-LA-GARONNE-RIVER GOD-PLATE-158-Thomassin-Massou-1694-1724

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€50.00

‘LA GARONNE’

– Plate 158: Allegorical figure of the river Garonne, depicted as a powerful bearded river god reclining with muscular physique. He rests one arm on an urn spilling water, symbolizing the river’s flow. A winged putto beside him holds flowers and gazes forward.

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Description

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

Image size: 14 x 9 cm. (5.51 x 3.54 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.

GARONNE, RIVER GOD, ALLEGORY, BAROQUE, MYTHOLOGY, PUTTO, VERSAILLES SCULPTURE | PCO-C52-53

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.

Biography artist: Based on a statue by Benoit Massou (1630-1719).

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Dimensions 1 cm

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