Artist: Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, 1612-1666), painter, draughtsman and etcher, after.
Engraver: Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, 1707-1783), major engraver and entrepreneur.
Title: Prédication de St Jean [Preaching of St John].
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Prédication de St Jean. Signed on plate, lower right: 'Lebas. Further inscription contents: Tableau de Pierre François Mola, qui est dans le Cabinet de Monseigneur le duc d'Orléans. Peint sur toile, haut de 2 pieds 4 pouces, large de 3 pieds, gravé par Jacques Philippe le Bas [numbered on plate, lower right] '110'.
Dimensions: Platemark 17 1/4" x 21 1/4". Sheet 21 1/8" x 29".
Edition: Joseph Antoine de Crozat, Marquis de Tugny. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus beaux Tableaux et d'après les plus beaux Desseins qui sont en France dans le Cabinet du Roy, dans celuy de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, & dans d'autres Cabinets, Tome Second. Paris, 1742.
Date: 1742.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
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: Wear to edges. Tears. Folded, a strip of paper is glued to the back of the engraving for binding. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: [Known as the Cabinet de Crozat or Recueil de Crozat, Volume 2, No. 110].
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.191.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.