Author: Bernard Picart (1673-1733), after Antoine Coypel (1661-1722)
Title: [Antique print, etching and engraving] Allegorical composition, published 1709, 1 p.
Description: Allegorical composition with Louis XIV (? or a Marshal of France) standing before Religion, who points at a shining triangle, symbol of the Trinity; at left, a fox, and a female figure looking into a mirror and holding a snake (Prudence?); at right, a lion and a female figure leaning on a pedestal.Signed at bottom: A. Coypel jnue. B. Picart Sculp. 1709. Etching on paper with some margin; plate mark: 72 x 120 mm, total: 90 x 140 mm; despite some light rubbing in very good condition. Corners slighly folded.

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