Description
Description: Curious emblematic scene. Published by Pierre Landry (1630-1701) in Paris. Depiction of a boy sleeping on a cross and a skull guarded by an angel. Memento mori.
Artists and engravers:Made by an anonymous engraver after Francois Chauveau. Francois Chauveau (1613-1676) was a miniature painter and engraver mostly active in Paris as an etcher. He was a student of la Hire. He became a member of the Academie in 1663.
Subject: Antique Master Print, untitled. Depiction of a boy sleeping on a cross and a skull guarded by an angel. Memento mori.
Condition: Good, given age. Thread margins, printer's crease in lower margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 17.8 x 12.5 cm. The image size is ca. 17.2 x 12 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7 x 4.9 inch. The image size is ca. 6.8 x 4.7 inch.
Medium: Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: Fragment
Location: TPCLA-C68-22
Section: TEMPLATE-256
