Fine large half-length portrait engraving

by Jean-Louis Roullet 1645-1699 after Paulus Mignard 1639–1691 of the distinguished composer in formal dress holding a rolled musical manuscript by Jean-Baptiste Lully

$850 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

Portrait within oval border lettered with Lully's name and position, 6 lines of laudatory verse on a decorative cloth draped over a plinth below. Plate impression 515 x 348 mm. + wide margins, sheet size 558 x 420 mm. Light to moderate foxing, not affecting portrait. Second state, later impression, undated, distinguished by the addition of the publisher's name and address at lower right corner and the privilege statement added below the

• Printing: later

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