Discovery
Description:
Four Engravings of Nobility:
After Jean-Baptiste van Loo (French, 1684-1745),Portraits of Louis XV and MarieLeczinska, titled and credited below the image within the plate, engravings; After Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743),Louis, Duc de Bourgogne, 1707, titled and credited below the image within the plate, hand-colored engraving; Currier & Ives, publishers (American, 1857-1907),King William III. Crossing the Boyne July 1st 1690, titled and credited below the image within the plate, hand-colored lithograph. Sight sizes to 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 in., all framed. Condition: Various states of staining and toning, not examined out of frames.
Estimate $200-300
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