Live auction - Lot 144
[French]
Album with 37 etchings.
17th c
Hammer price: €
2.200
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
C. 9,6 x 15,0 cm, laid paper, signed "AB", some numb. (few spots, loose or marg. sl. soiled).
Good impressions with wide margins. Contemp. vellum (sl. soiled, few sheets cut).
Large set of deities and mythological figures by Alexandre Bettou (c. 1607-1693), who was active in Fontainebleau. With 24 other small prints (incl. antique sculptures) mounted on the versos.
Ref. Robert-Dumesnil VIII:225.