Antique portraiture engravings from 17th century onwards

Lot 130981: Engraving of Giovanni Imperiale by Jean Picart 1640

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This engraving portrays the Italian nobleman, poet, and writer Giovanni Vincenzo Imperiale, shown within a circular decorative border with the Latin inscription around the rim.

This engraving was executed by the prominent French printmaker and publisher Jean Picart and was originally created as an illustrative plate for Giovanni Imperiale’s notable biographical collection titled Musaeum Historicum et Physicum, which was published in Venice in 1640.

Size: 10cm x 12cm