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Portrait of Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734-1793), a French inspector of manufactures in Lyon and later leader of the Girondist faction in the French Revolution. He served as a minister of the interior in King Louis XVI's government in 1792. Below the portrait a frieze depicting people finding the corpse of De la Platière, on the road from Paris to Rouen.Etching (frieze) and aquatint (portrait) on wove paper, sheet size 284 x 436 mm., aquatint by Charles Levachez (active 1760-1820), etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (1750-1818) after his own design, 1798.An interesting sheet, mixing two graphic techniques for very different effects. In very good condition, although cropped within platemark on all sides. Seller Inventory # 70040
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Title: Jean Marie Roland de la Platière, Ministre ...
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Goltzius Antiquarian booksellers specialise in books, engravings and manuscripts regarding Dutch history, literature, genealogy, heraldry, theology and topography. Our collection is mainly in the Dutch language. We also offer old master prints. We are internetbased en have more than 20.000 articles in stock. New stock will be added on a regular basis.
rapenburg 83, Leiden, 2311GK, Netherlands
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Goltzius en De Hooghe BVrapenburg 83, Leiden, 2311GK, Netherlands
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