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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
JEAN DUVET (1485-1570)
The Angel of God locking up Satan ('L'ange enchaine le démon'), from: L'Apocalypse figurée
Details
JEAN DUVET (1485-1570)
The Angel of God locking up Satan ('L'ange enchaine le démon'), from: L'Apocalypse figurée
engraving
circa 1546-55
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine, early impression of this extremely rare subject
printing darkly and strongly, with great sculptural quality and remarkable inky relief
with guidelines on the tablet at lower right
trimmed inside the platemark, with a fillet of blank paper almost all around
the sheet with restored paper losses and defects, backed
Sheet 301 x 215 mm.
The Angel of God locking up Satan ('L'ange enchaine le démon'), from: L'Apocalypse figurée
engraving
circa 1546-55
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine, early impression of this extremely rare subject
printing darkly and strongly, with great sculptural quality and remarkable inky relief
with guidelines on the tablet at lower right
trimmed inside the platemark, with a fillet of blank paper almost all around
the sheet with restored paper losses and defects, backed
Sheet 301 x 215 mm.
Provenance
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
Bersier 38; Eisler 59
Brought to you by
Stefano Franceschi
Specialist