Gérard EDELINCK
1640 - 1707
Charles Mouton, musician of Louis XIV (1626-1710)
1692
Engraving after François de Troy
435 × 355 mm and in the lower a « tablette » of 25 mm (with latins verses noticed by Robert-Dumesnil in the 11 volume, supplement page 98), narrox margins
Fine impression of the second state (on 5), before the Audran’s address, central fold, moisture and little spot of rust in the upper right corner
Fixed down in the left margin, a hand-written note of the XVII century, in pen and brown ink, vers pour mettre au bas du portrait de Mr Mouton, fameux joueur de luth, followed by four verses in french quoted by Robert-Dumesnil p. 305
Reference: Robert-Dumesnil 281, Firmin-Didot 651 ii/v