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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
PIERRE BREBIETTE (CIRCA 1598-1650)
Minerva and Diana fleeing Bacchus's Procession
Details
PIERRE BREBIETTE (CIRCA 1598-1650)
Minerva and Diana fleeing Bacchus's Procession
etching
circa 1634–38
on laid paper, watermark Bunch of Grapes
a fine impression of this rare print
printing sharply and with strong contrasts, slightly unevenly at left and right
trimmed to or just inside the platemark on three sides, lacking the letters below
some folds, creases and other defects
Sheet 292 x 406 mm.
Minerva and Diana fleeing Bacchus's Procession
etching
circa 1634–38
on laid paper, watermark Bunch of Grapes
a fine impression of this rare print
printing sharply and with strong contrasts, slightly unevenly at left and right
trimmed to or just inside the platemark on three sides, lacking the letters below
some folds, creases and other defects
Sheet 292 x 406 mm.
Provenance
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
IFF 75
S. W. Reed, French Prints from the Age of the Musketeers, Boston, 1998, no. 120, pp. 225-226 (another impression illustrated).
S. W. Reed, French Prints from the Age of the Musketeers, Boston, 1998, no. 120, pp. 225-226 (another impression illustrated).
Exhibited
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, French Prints from the Age of the Musketeers, October 1998 - January 1999; then National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, February - May 1999; then Paris, The Mona Bismarck Foundation, June - July 1999, no. 120, pp. 225-226.
Brought to you by
Stefano Franceschi
Specialist