Antique Print-RUBENS-LA MAJORITE DE LOUIS XII-PAINTING-Gabriel-1873

Engraving / stipple engraving / etching combination on chine-collee attached to a vellin type of paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 30.5 x 48 cm. The image size is ca. 22.5 x 30 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 12 x 18.9 inch. The image size is ca. 8.9 x 11.8 inch.

Plate : ‘La Majorite de Louis XIII.’ (The majority of King Louis XIII). This plate shows an engraving after a painting by Rubens. seascape with the scene taking place on a ship of state decorated with shields and flower garlands, Marie de’ Medici standing at centre and pointing towards the rudder (‘Government’) which is being held by her son Louis XIII who is wearing a crown and holding a sceptre, the female personification of France standing as a captain while holding an orb and a sword, four allegorical figures rowing (Fortitude, Piety, Justice and Concord. identified by the shields attached to the ship), Fortitude pushing the ship offshore with a stick. This original antique print originates from ‘Musee du Louvre. Galerie de Rubens dite du Luxembourg composee des vingt-quatre tableaux de la vie de Marie de Medicis graves sur acier par les premiers artistes …’, with text by S. de Saint-Planchez, published in Paris c. 1873 by Gustave Guerin (first published 1809). This work shows and describes paintings from the Rubens Luxembourg Gallery in the Louvre Museum, depicting the life of Maria de Medici, widow of King Henri IV, engraved by the foremost artists.Artists and Engravers: Gabriel, engraver.

Condition: Good. General age related toning. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-RUBENS-LA MAJORITE DE LOUIS XII-PAINTING-GABRIEL

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