Engraving etching enhanced with gouache and gold representin - Lot 290

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Engraving etching enhanced with gouache and gold representin - Lot 290
Engraving etching enhanced with gouache and gold representing The Joy of France. At the bottom of the plate, in the center, title in a cartouche surmounted by the royal crown: LA - IOYE / DE LA France /Dediee at Roy Louys le Juste / XIII. - On either side, a long poem in French; in the lower margin, in the centre: By his treshumble and very obedient subject Abosse.., on the right, With Privilege du Roy on September 9, 1638. Abraham Bosse (Tours, 1602 - 1676, Paris), 1638, second state on 2 Height: 27,4 cm - Width: 34,2 cm In a coaster (small hole, traces of humidity, wear and tear on the edges) This is the allegorical representation of the birth of Louis XIV, executed on the occasion of the birth of the Dauphin: in the centre, France holding the Dauphin is surrounded by princes and princesses of the court. It is thought that it cannot be excluded that Abraham Bosse, one of the most emblematic engravers of the 17th century in France, was himself the author of the long and hard-working poem.
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