Artist: Perelle, Gabriel (France, 1604-1677).
Title: Italianate landscape with figures.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Perelle invent et fecit. N. Poilly excudit avec Privilege du Roy.
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed) 9 5/8" x 12 7/8". Support/margins extension 11 3/4" x 14 3/4".
Publisher: Nicolas de Poilly (France, 1627-1696).
Edition: Probably taken from the Collection of views of Paris, the surrounding castles and Rome. Paris, 1660.
Date: 1620-1695.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: hardly visible.
Mat and Frame: both backing sheet and support.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Central fold. Laid down. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVII C.