Holy water trough with Tobias and the angel, Inuentions pour faire des plaques ou des Aubenistiers seruans aux Orfeures, print, album page, ornament print, Holy water trough in the shape of a shell with a medallion with Tobias and the angel on the back plate. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Jean Lepautre, Paris, publisher: Pierre Mariette (II), 1659, paper, etching, height 221 mm x width 150 mm, ornaments, art, a large fish appears while Tobias is washing his feet, he is frightened, the angel Raphael tells Tobias to cut the fish to pieces, Holy Water font, An ornate oval frame with carved scrollwork encloses a circular pastoral scene; within the scene a winged figure in flowing drapery stands on a shoreline holding a staff while a seated smaller figure looks up, trees and distant water form the background; the frame is richly decorated with floral garlands, fruit clusters, volutes, and a shell-like basin at the bottom, flanked by reclining putti and cherubic figures entwined wi...
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Holy water trough with Tobias and the angel, Inuentions pour faire des plaques ou des Aubenistiers seruans aux Orfeures, print, album page, ornament print, Holy water trough in the shape of a shell with a medallion with Tobias and the angel on the back plate. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Jean Lepautre, Paris, publisher: Pierre Mariette (II), 1659, paper, etching, height 221 mm x width 150 mm, ornaments, art, a large fish appears while Tobias is washing his feet, he is frightened, the angel Raphael tells Tobias to cut the fish to pieces, Holy Water font, An ornate oval frame with carved scrollwork encloses a circular pastoral scene; within the scene a winged figure in flowing drapery stands on a shoreline holding a staff while a seated smaller figure looks up, trees and distant water form the background; the frame is richly decorated with floral garlands, fruit clusters, volutes, and a shell-like basin at the bottom, flanked by reclining putti and cherubic figures entwined with foliage at the top, all rendered in fine, densely hatched linework.

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Holy water trough Tobias angel Inuentions pour faire des plaques ou des Aubenistiers seruans aux Orfeures print album page ornament print shape shell medallion back plate Print part album printmaker Jean Lepautre Paris publisher Pierre Mariette Ii 1659 paper etching height 221 mm x width 150 mm ornaments art large fish washing feet frightened angel Raphael tells cut fish pieces Holy Water font ornate oval frame carved scrollwork encloses circular pastoral scene within scene winged figure flowing drapery stands shoreline holding staff seated smaller figure looks up trees distant water form background frame richly decorated floral garlands fruit clusters volutes shell- basin bottom flanked reclining putti cherubic figures entwined foliage top rendered fine densely hatched linework

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