Antique Master Print-PORTRAIT-ANTOINE DREUX D'AUBRAY-MURDER-POISON-Frosne-c.1650

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SKU:
69344
Condition:
Used
Availability:
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Artist:
Jean Frosne
Subject:
Portrait
Size:
Small
Time Period Produced:
Pre-1700
Signed:
Yes
Framing:
Unframed
Image Orientation:
Portrait
Medium:
Engraving
Color:
Black & White
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Description: Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Jean Frosne' after 'Jean Frosne '. Jean Frosne (ca. 1630 -after 1676) was a French engraver of portraits, landscapes and ornaments. He probably engraved after his own designs.

Subject: Antique Master Print, titled: 'M. re Dreux D'Aubray [..]' - Interesting portrait of Antoine Dreux d'Aubray, who was poisoned by his own daughter. In 1666 father Antoine Dreux d'Aubray was poisoned by his daughter, Madeleine-Marguerite de Brinvilliers and her lover, captain Godin de Sainte-Croix, also called the Chevalier de Sainte Croix. In 1670 she had also killed two of her brothers, Antoine and François d'Aubray, to inherit their estates.

Condition: Good, given age. No margins. Some foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 14.2 x 21.2 cm. The image size is ca. 14.2 x 21.2 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 5.6 x 8.3 inch. The image size is ca. 5.6 x 8.3 inch.

Medium: Engraving on laid paper.

Location: TPCLA-C4-28

SKU: 69344

Section: LATPC-TEMPLATE-100