Author: Gole, Jacob (1660-1737), graveur; Cornelis Dusart, (1660-1704), graveur ; James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover .(1662-1711), provenance
Title: Les Héros de la Ligue Ou la Procession Monacale Conduitte Par Louis XIV Pour la Conversion Des Protestans de Son Royaume. First Edition
Description: Paris [Amsterdam?] : 1691, Chez Pere Peters, à l'enseigne de Louis le Grand, 1691. 4to (16.9 x 22.9cm), contemporary vellum, engraved arms of the dukes of Queensberry gilt to boards, engraved title-page, 20 mezzotint roundel caricatures (of 24), engraved leaf of text ('Sonnet'), bookplate of John Erskine Esqr, Advocate, boards sprung and marked, variable spotting and soiling to contents, contemporary inscription to head of title-page, closed marginal tear to 'Le roy de France' plate, 'Le père Petres' with repaired closed tear to gutter just extending into platemark.. Morgan Library: Contains a satirical poem, "Sonnet. Reponse des refugiez aux persecuteurs" following 24 caricature portraits representing persons playing an important role in the religious struggles at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Each portrait is accompanied by a quatrain. The portraits have been ascribed to C. Dusart, and, with less probability, to L. Gaultier. Hollstein attributs mezzotints to Gole after drawings by Dusart and Picart. Engraved title page and sonnet, portraits in mezzotint.Hollstein attributes mezzotints to Gole after drawings by Dusart and Picart. Note: Rare collection of grotesque caricatures of figures implicated in the repression of French Protestants after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Each portrait is accompanied by a satirical quatrain. Sold as a collection of prints..OCLC Number 4590695: Fictitious imprint; actual place of publication from Brunet, G. Imprimeurs imaginaires et libraires supposés All leaves engraved, including title-page, with calligraphic flourish; and satirical poem entitled "Sonnet. Reponse des refugiez aux persecuteurs." Remaining 24 leaves are 24 grotesque mezzotint caricatures of Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon, Louvois, le père La Chaise, and other anti-Protestant figures and enforcers of Louis XIV's anti-Huguenot policies; with his revocation of the Edict of Nantes in Oct. 1685, Louis ordered the destruction of Huguenot churches and the closing of Protestant schools; sometimes attributed to Cornelis Dusart; each portrait medallion with caption above, and 4-lines of satiric verse below...Rare édition originale, en reliure de l’époque. "Cet ouvrage rare est entièrement gravé en manière noire. Chaque estampe est accompagnée d’une explication en style satyrique. Les figures sont grotesques et représentent divers personnages qualifiés qui prirent une part active dans les troubles de religion qui agitèrent le royaume sous Louis XIV". Peignot, Répertoire des bibliographies spéciales, curieuses et instructives, 1810, III, pp. 197-198 ; Brunet III, 130. Petit in-4 (169 x 229 mm). 1 titre gravé, 1 sonnet gravé en fin de volume et 20 planches gravées en manière noire, chacune composée d’une caricature en médaillon, surmontée d’un titre gravé et assortie au bas d’un quatrain..Bibliographic references Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (352-375). .
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Title: Les Héros de la Ligue Ou la Procession Monacale Conduitte Par Louis XIV Pour la Conversion Des Protestans de Son Royaume. First Edition
Description: Paris [Amsterdam?] : 1691, Chez Pere Peters, à l'enseigne de Louis le Grand, 1691. 4to (16.9 x 22.9cm), contemporary vellum, engraved arms of the dukes of Queensberry gilt to boards, engraved title-page, 20 mezzotint roundel caricatures (of 24), engraved leaf of text ('Sonnet'), bookplate of John Erskine Esqr, Advocate, boards sprung and marked, variable spotting and soiling to contents, contemporary inscription to head of title-page, closed marginal tear to 'Le roy de France' plate, 'Le père Petres' with repaired closed tear to gutter just extending into platemark.. Morgan Library: Contains a satirical poem, "Sonnet. Reponse des refugiez aux persecuteurs" following 24 caricature portraits representing persons playing an important role in the religious struggles at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Each portrait is accompanied by a quatrain. The portraits have been ascribed to C. Dusart, and, with less probability, to L. Gaultier. Hollstein attributs mezzotints to Gole after drawings by Dusart and Picart. Engraved title page and sonnet, portraits in mezzotint.Hollstein attributes mezzotints to Gole after drawings by Dusart and Picart. Note: Rare collection of grotesque caricatures of figures implicated in the repression of French Protestants after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Each portrait is accompanied by a satirical quatrain. Sold as a collection of prints..OCLC Number 4590695: Fictitious imprint; actual place of publication from Brunet, G. Imprimeurs imaginaires et libraires supposés All leaves engraved, including title-page, with calligraphic flourish; and satirical poem entitled "Sonnet. Reponse des refugiez aux persecuteurs." Remaining 24 leaves are 24 grotesque mezzotint caricatures of Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon, Louvois, le père La Chaise, and other anti-Protestant figures and enforcers of Louis XIV's anti-Huguenot policies; with his revocation of the Edict of Nantes in Oct. 1685, Louis ordered the destruction of Huguenot churches and the closing of Protestant schools; sometimes attributed to Cornelis Dusart; each portrait medallion with caption above, and 4-lines of satiric verse below...Rare édition originale, en reliure de l’époque. "Cet ouvrage rare est entièrement gravé en manière noire. Chaque estampe est accompagnée d’une explication en style satyrique. Les figures sont grotesques et représentent divers personnages qualifiés qui prirent une part active dans les troubles de religion qui agitèrent le royaume sous Louis XIV". Peignot, Répertoire des bibliographies spéciales, curieuses et instructives, 1810, III, pp. 197-198 ; Brunet III, 130. Petit in-4 (169 x 229 mm). 1 titre gravé, 1 sonnet gravé en fin de volume et 20 planches gravées en manière noire, chacune composée d’une caricature en médaillon, surmontée d’un titre gravé et assortie au bas d’un quatrain..Bibliographic references Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (352-375). .
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Price: US$ 1650.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
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- Book number: 16-5404
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