Contenau Fl 19thc (8 results)

No Binding. Condition: Good. Portrait of Philippe de Courcillon, Marquis de Dangeau. Born 21 September 1638 in Dangeau, France. Died 9 September 1720 in Paris, France. Steel engraving by Contenau (fl. 19thC), c. 1840. Good condition. Paper slightly soiled. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 115 x 91 mm. Philippe de Courcillon, Marquis de Dangeau was Author, and French officer. c. 1840. Print. …

No Binding. Condition: Good. Portrait of Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin. Born 5 September 1664 in Paris, France. Died 2 November 1736 in Paris, France. Steel engraving by Contenau (fl. 19thC), after Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), c. 1840. Good condition. Paper slightly soiled. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 104 x 93 mm. Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin was Aristocrat, Marquis of Antin, Marquis of Gondrin, Marquis of Montespan, First Duke of Antin, and French nobleman. c. 1840. Print. …

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany. Born 24 August 1393 in Sarzeau, France. Died 26 December 1458 in Nantes, France. Steel engraving, and Stipple engraving by Contenau (fl. 19thC), after Jean Marc Perlet (1759 - after 1820), c. 1835. Reasonable condition. Paper a bit browned and a bit soiled. With some spotting/small staining. Verso: blank. Note: in a very nice contemporary handcolouring. With the original piece of tissue paper and a printed biography on 8 pages (=in a similar condition as the print). Note: dimensions reflect the entire leaf. Dimensions: 264 x 174 mm. Arthur III, Duke of Brittany was Duke, Military leader, Constable of France, Duke of Brittany, Count of Montfort, and "Arthur de Richemont". c. 1835. Print.…

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Robert the Strong. Born c. 815-830. Died 866 in near Brissarthe, France. Steel engraving, and Stipple engraving by Contenau (fl. 19thC), after Louis Dupre (1789-1837), c. 1835. Reasonable condition. Paper a bit browned and a bit soiled. With spotting/small staining. Verso: blank. Note: in a very nice contemporary handcolouring. With the original piece of tissue paper and a printed biography on 6 pages (=with staining). Note: dimensions reflect the entire leaf. Dimensions: 264 x 175 mm. Robert the Strong was Military leader, Great-grandfather of Hugh Capet, The Robertian dynasty is named after him, Father of Odo of France, and Father of Robert I of France. c. 1835. Print.…

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Henri Louis Cain. Born 31 March 1728 in Paris, France. Died 8 February 1778 in Paris, France. Steel engraving, and Stipple engraving by Contenau (fl. 19thC), after Charles Abraham Chasselat (1782-1843), c. 1835. Reasonable condition. Paper a bit browned and slightly soiled. Some minor spotting. Verso: blank. Note: in a very nice contemporary handcolouring. With the original piece of tissue paper and a printed biography on 6 pages (=with some minor spotting/small staining). Note: dimensions reflect the entire leaf. Dimensions: 263 x 177 mm. Henri Louis Cain was Actor, French Actor, and ''Lekain''. c. 1835. Print.…

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon. Born 1543 in Murs, France. Died 2 December 1615 in Avignon, France. Steel engraving, and Stipple engraving by Contenau (fl. 19thC), after Charles Abraham Chasselat (1782-1843), c. 1835. Reasonable condition. Paper a bit browned and slightly soiled. With some minor spotting/small staining. A small tear in the right margin (=not affecting the portrait itself). Verso: blank. Note: in a very nice contemporary handcolouring. With the original piece of tissue paper and a printed biography on 10 pages (=in a similar condition as the print). Note: dimensions reflect the entire leaf. Dimensions: 266 x 175 mm. Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon was Soldier, Officer, Served in the French Wars of Religion, Governor of Lyon, Captain of a regiment of the guard, Member of the royal council, General lieutenant of the infantry, Counsel of Henry IV, and "the man without fear". c. 1835. Print.…

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Jacques Auguste de Thou, Thuanus. Born 8 October 1553 in Paris, France. Died 7 May 1617 in Paris, France. Steel engraving, and Stipple engraving by Contenau (fl. 19thC), after Charles Abraham Chasselat (1782-1843), c. 1835. Reasonable condition. Paper a bit browned and slightly soiled. With some spotting/small staining. Verso: blank. Note: in a very nice contemporary handcolouring. With the original piece of tissue paper and a printed biography on 8 pages (=with spotting/small staining). Note: dimensions reflect the entire leaf. Dimensions: 266 x 176 mm. Jacques Auguste de Thou, Thuanus was Historian, Canon, Conseiller d'Etat, Book collector, President of the Parlement of Paris, Canon of the Notre-Dame, and 'President a mortier. c. 1835. Print.…

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Guillaume Bude. Born 6 January 1467 in Paris, France. Died 23 August 1540 in Paris, France. Steel engraving, and Stipple engraving by Contenau (fl. 19thC), after Louis Dupre (1789-1837), c. 1835. Reasonable condition. Paper a bit browned and slightly soiled. With some spotting/small staining. Verso: blank. Note: in a very nice contemporary handcolouring. With the original piece of tissue paper and a printed biography on 6 pages (=in a similar condition as the print). Note: dimensions reflect the entire leaf. Dimensions: 267 x 174 mm. Guillaume Bude was Scholar, Diplomat, Humanist, Ambassador to Rome, "Guilielmus Budaeus", Involved in the founding of Collegium Trilingue, and Keeper of the royal library at the Palace of Fontainebleau. c. 1835. Print. …