Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page for: CM Vanel, Galanteries des rois de France, 1731, Allegorical title page with the personification of France, Louis XIII and his mistress Marie de Hautefort, Uncut sheet with two prints. Left: the female personification of France is accompanied by Venus. She has turned away from Mars who sits mourning in the background. Above them flies Cupid. In the foreground putti who symbolize the consequences of dissolute love: Envy, Avarice, Betrayal, Perfidy and Death. In the margin a four-line caption in French. Right: Louis XIII, King of France, and his mistress Marie de Hautefort. They are standing by a fireplace in the bedroom. In the margin a three-line caption in French., print, engraving, title page, book illustration, prints, height 154 mm, width 214 mm, height 132 mm, width 80 mm, height 135 mm, width 76 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1731, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), supervision
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Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page, CM Vanel, Galanteries, des, rois de France, 1731, Allegorical title page, personification, France, Louis XIII, mistress Marie de Hautefort, Uncut sheet, two prints, Left, female personification, accompanied, Venus, turned away, Mars, sits mourning, background, them flies Cupid, foreground putti, symbolize, consequences, dissolute love, Envy, Avarice, Betrayal, Perfidy, Death, margin, four-line caption, French, Right, King, standing, fireplace, bedroom, three-line caption, print, engraving, title page, book illustration, prints, height 154 mm, width 214 mm, height 132 mm, width 80 mm, height 135 mm, width 76 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1731, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, printing process, supervision
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