Artist: Benoit Louis Prevost (attributed to).
Engraver: Nicolas de Launay (attributed to).
Title: Portrait of Louis IX, Roy de France. Louis IX of France is known as Saint Louis.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Louis IX, Roy de France. Annotated in pencil verso "Dessine par B. L. Prevost 1775. Grave par DeLaunay le sac. Proof before letters and background."
Dimensions: Sheet 6 1/2" x 4 1/2'. Mat 20" x 13".
Date: late XVIII C.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: Matted. The mat bears the label of the Lakeside Studio, Lakeside, Michigan (before 1987).
Provenance: Lakeside Studio, Lakeside, Michigan (before 1987).
- 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: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C.