1761
Etching and engraving probably by Jean-Baptiste Delafosse
326 × 200 mm, large margins
Very fine impression, straight edge slightly yellowed, small folds in the lower right corner, small tears restored along the straight edge, small fold and tiny tears restored along the left edge, tiny spot on the abbot’s head. On the reverse, annotated in pen and brown ink M. l’Abbé du Bellay Du Resnel, of the Académie Française and the Académie des Belles Lettres, died in 1761, tiny rust spots showing through on the recto, slightly dusty, slight thin place in the corners.
Fragment of watermark
Reference: IFF 44, Portalis & Beraldi p.702