Description: Offered here is a very large and beautiful, as well as rare, etching by the renowned French printmaker of the 17th century, Nicolas Cochin (1610-1686). The etching shows the town of Lacapelle in an extensive landscape with a battle taking place in the lower left corner outside the walls of the town. The print is discreetly signed (N. Cochin sculp) in the plate in the lower left part of the image. Above the town and the vast sky there is an empty cartouche with all the trappings that could be provided in a 17th century print. Below the image within the plate are a series of footnotes corresponding to letters in the image. I am unsure why the cartouche in the sky was left empty. Perhaps the etching is a proof? it is apparently pretty rare. The only example of the print that I could find online is in the online collection of The Royal Collection Trust in Great Britain at RCIN 761023. The print is so large that it was made on several plates. I am providing only the dimensions of the outermost platemark and the sheet:height 17 5/8 inches (platemark) 20 inches (sheet)width 21 1/4 inches (platemark) 25 1/2 inches (sheet).This print is from my personal collection which I am beginning to sell off. Please read the condition description carefully and review the photographs. Unless noted otherwise in the description, the prints, art and other items that I sell are not "reproductions". For example, offered maps are of the period. I do my best to accurately describe the items being sold, but if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Please check my other listings for additional items of interest. I will combine shipping.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-09-24T20:06:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Nicolas Cochin
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Image Orientation: Landscape
Size: Large
Period: Baroque/Roccoco (1600-1770)
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: France
Framing: Not matted, not framed
Subject: French Town of Lacapelle
Type: Print
Item Height: 17 5/8 in (platemark) 20 in (sheet)
Production Technique: Etching
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Item Width: 21 1/4 in (platemark) 25 1/2 in (sheet)
Time Period Produced: Pre-1700