Louis-Joseph LE LORRAIN
1715 - 1759
The Martyrdom of Saint Hippolytus
Etching after Pierre Subleyras
202 × 237 mm, small margins
Fine impression, annotated with pen and brown ink under the composition Sembra abbia ad essere il martirio di S. Ippolito, numbered III in the upper right corner, some light foxing, dust accumulation on the reverse
Provenance: F. Heugel (Lugt 3373)
Reference: Le Blanc non described, IFF n. d.; exh. cat. Subleyras, Paris, Rome, 1987, n° 7, fig. 4
The eponymous painting by Subleyras is preserved in the Museum of the Château de Fontainebleau. The Louvre Museum owns a drawing also related to this composition.