Lot Essay
Pierre Le Hayer Duperron (1603-1678) was the author of a poem published in 1635 glorifying King Louis XIII. Dumonstier drew the frontispiece of the King, engraved by Abraham Bosse (Le Blanc, no. 785)
Details
Daniel Dumonstier (1574-1646)
Portrait of Pierre Le Hayer Duperron, bust-length, inside a traced border
with inscriptions 'fait a 25 d'octobre 1634/par D Dumonstier' and 'portrait du Sieur duperron'; black, red and brown chalk, a blank area for an inscription below
152 x 138mm.
Portrait of Pierre Le Hayer Duperron, bust-length, inside a traced border
with inscriptions 'fait a 25 d'octobre 1634/par D Dumonstier' and 'portrait du Sieur duperron'; black, red and brown chalk, a blank area for an inscription below
152 x 138mm.
Provenance
Grosjean-Maupin