Medallions of Marguerite d'Angouleme and Clement Marot. Crepy c1755.

by Étienne-Louis Crépy

French medallions c1718. Unusual, decorative antique prints c1775.

Decorative original antique print of medallions of writer, humanist, religious reformer, Queen of Navarre, Marguerite d'Angouleme (1492-1549), who influenced the psalms of Clement Marot (1492-1544). Head and obverse medallions, stipple and line engraved on copperplate by Étienne-Louis Crépy and printed on hand-laid paper for publication by Tissot in Paris c1776 (with fine later hand-colour).

Size to intaglio impression is 195 x 160mm (7.75 x 6.25 inches). Page size is 305 x 210mm (12 x 8.25 inches).
These lovely engravings are currently mounted between antique white ragmat. Prices are for print only.