From Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariaat, Leidschendam, Netherlands
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Paris, Ve. de François Chereau, 1707. Fine engraving showing Christ sitting in a prison, his hands bound together, behind him an armoured soldier, to the right a kneeling man; signed underneath 'A. Dieu inv. et pinxit. N. Tardieu scul.' With five lines of French dedication in the plate's lower margin 'A monseigneur Messire Marc René de Voyer de Paulmy, Chevalier Marquis d'Argenson, Conseiller du Roy. Lieutenant général de Police da la ville, Prevôte et Vicomte de Paris; Protecteur de l'Académie de St. Luc. Dédié par. Dieu Directeur et Professeur de la dite Académie en 1707.' Two angels flanking Marc René de Voyer de Paulmy's arms in centre of bottom margin. 35,5 x 23, 3 cm.*Nagler XX, 257 No. 25. Le Blanc IV, 5, No. 27. Antoine Dieu (Paris 1662-Paris 1727), was director and professor of the Paris Académie de St. Luc, a painter's guild. The dedicatee Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652-1721) was minister and lieutenant-general of Police in Paris. He played a significant role in the attacks on Jansenism. He was also protector of the Académie de St. Luc. - Sharp impression with ample margins. Collector's stamp on verso of 'Grossh. Museum zu Schwerin' (Lugt No. 2273).[(5846)]. Seller Inventory # 5846
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Title: Le Couronnement d'épines (Christ crowned ...
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