Briot, Isaac - [The Apostles]. Suite of 10 tool engrs bl. by J. Messager and 1 by Mariette, end 16th - begin 17th c., 30,5 x 21,4 cm; 1 pl. with engr. name of author, 2 with engr. name of publ. Some marg. soiling, 1 title repl. by title in ink. Nice
Estimation :
€120/180
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
clear impressions. nice set of portraits showing s. Paulus, s. andreas, s. iacobus Maior, s. thomas, s. iacobus Minor, s. Philippus, s. simon, s. iudas thadaeus, s. Matthias & s. Petrus in an oval surrounded by flowers within a frame, Latin caption below. By Isaac Briot (Paris 1585 - 1670), French engraver and draughtsman, publ. by Jean Messager (Paris 1580-1649), tool engraver, editor and salesman of engravings. He sold his stock of pls and engr. to Mariette, who publ. the engr. of s. Petrus.
