The Tribute Money after Valentin de Boulogne - Original Etching - 19th C.
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Original engraving "Le denier de César", after the painting by Valentin de Boulogne: the Pharisees show the coin to Christ, who points to the open hand, in a group of three half-length figures in strong chiaroscuro. Headed "Valentin", with "Nº 20" and "École Française"; lettered below "Dessiné par Bourdon", "Gravé à l'eau-forte par Devilliers" and "Terminé par Massard, père".
Original engraving "Le denier de César", after the painting by Valentin de Boulogne: the Pharisees show the coin to Christ, who points to the open hand, in a group of three half-length figures in strong chiaroscuro. Headed "Valentin", with "Nº 20" and "École Française"; lettered below "Dessiné par Bourdon", "Gravé à l'eau-forte par Devilliers" and "Terminé par Massard, père".
The lettering records the usual division of labor in the great French engraved galleries: a draughtsman copies the painting, one engraver bites the copper in etching, and a second finishes the work with the burin.
Medium: Etching finished with the burin.
Artist / after: Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632).
Draughtsman: Bourdon.
Engraver / lithographer: Devilliers (etching) and Massard the elder (finishing).
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.1 in (27 x 18 cm).
Condition: Good. Small foxing spots scattered through the margins; the image is clean.
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Original engraving "Le denier de César", after the painting by Valentin de Boulogne: the Pharisees show the coin to Christ, who points to the open hand, in a group of three half-length figures in strong chiaroscuro. Headed "Valentin", with "Nº 20" and "École Française"; lettered below "Dessiné par Bourdon", "Gravé à l'eau-forte par Devilliers" and "Terminé par Massard, père".