Antique Print-SAINTS FEASTS SEPTEMBER-PORTRAIT-SAINT LEU-Lepautre-1685

This print shows a view on portraits of Saints feasts in September like that from St Leu. Archeues and St Gille. French text on reverse.

Made by after an anonymous artist.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (vergé) paper.

Sheet size: 20.5 x 17.3 cm (8.07 x 6.81 inch). Image size: 20.5 x 17.3 cm. (8.07 x 6.81 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Remains of paper tape on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SAINTS FEASTS SEPTEMBER-PORTRAIT-SAINT LEU ARCHEUES-SAINT GILLE-RELIGION | RBOS-A11-12

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in “Les vies des Saints”by Simon Martin, Paris 1685.

Biography engraver: Pierre Lepautre or Le Pautre (1652 – 16 November 1716) was a French drawing artist, engraver and architect, especially known as an ornemaniste, a prolific designer of ornament that presages the coming Rococo style. He was the son of the designer and engraver Jean Lepautre and nephew of the architect Antoine Lepautre.