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97 - After Jean François de TROY, BEAUVARLET, engraver,
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Estimate €150 - €300
Description
After Jean François de TROY, BEAUVARLET, engraver, The Triumph of Mordecai Etching. 18th century. 53 x 84 (visible area). (Minor creases, discolouration). Set in a carved and gilded wooden frame in the Louis XVI style. Note: The Triumph of Mordecai was painted by Jean-François de Troy around 1736 as a sketch, then as a tapestry cartoon in 1739 for the tapestry series ‘The Story of Esther’ commissioned for the Gobelins Manufactory. The composition of the tapestry series *The Story of Esther*, based on Jean-François de Troy’s work, was reproduced in copper engravings by engravers of the period to disseminate these biblical scenes in the form of prints.
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Ref. : V8546 - 121
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