Caption

Cheval de mains & Palfreniers Romains, Two palfreniers with horse in Roman costume, print, book illustration, inscription, printmaker: François Chauveau, France, publisher: Charles Perrault, Paris, 1670, paper, etching, proof for letter, height 304 mm x width 262 mm, An engraved scene shows a richly caparisoned horse with an ornate saddle cloth decorated with patterns, tassels, medallions, and a stylized bird motif, its mane and tail depicted in voluminous, curled locks; two armored figures stand beside the horse wearing layered, decorated armor and plumed helmets, one holding the horse's reins while the other gestures with a cloth, both garments featuring scalloped hems, straps, and ornamental fastenings; above them a long ribbon with pleated sections and tasseled ends undulates across the upper area of the image, and the ground beneath is rendered with lined texture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_215

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Rights managed

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56.4Mb (5.5Mb) / 13.8in x 15.9in / 4130 x 4772 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cheval de mains & Palfreniers Romains Two palfreniers horse Roman costume print book illustration inscription printmaker François Chauveau France publisher Charles Perrault Paris 1670 paper etching proof letter height 304 mm x width 262 mm engraved scene richly caparisoned ornate saddle cloth decorated patterns tassels medallions stylized bird motif mane tail depicted voluminous curled locks two armored figures stand beside horse wearing layered decorated armor plumed helmets holding horse's reins gestures cloth garments featuring scalloped hems straps ornamental fastenings them long ribbon pleated sections tasseled ends undulates across upper area image ground beneath rendered lined texture