Antique Print-PIERRE D’AILLY-CARDINAL-PORTRAIT-Picart-1714

Copperplate engraving on vellin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 18 x 24.5 cm. The image size is ca. 14 x 19 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 7.1 x 9.6 inch. The image size is ca. 5.5 x 7.5 inch.

Plate pag. 42: ‘Pierre d’Ailli, Cardinal de Cambrai.’ This plate shows a portrait of Pierre d’Ailly (1351 – 1420), a French theologian, astrologer, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. This original antique engraving originates from unknown source.Artists and Engravers: Bernard Picart (1673-1733) was a French painter and engraver. He received his art education from his father, Etienne (1632-1721), from Le Brun and Jouvenet at the Royal Academy. His talents developed rapidly: at the age of sixteen he gained honors at the Academy of Paris.He was born in Paris and died in Amsterdam.

Condition: Good. General age related toning and soiling.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-PIERRE D’AILLY-CARDINAL-PORTRAIT-PICART

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