Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-1783), after David Teniers (1610-1690),
The Jealous Woman
Engraving
38,5 x 27 cm. (the plate)
42 x 30,5 cm (the sheet)
Teniers' work, engraved by Le Bas, is said to be taken from the cabinet of the Count of
Vence", that is Claude-Alexandre de Villeneuve (1702-1760). Lieutenant-General of the
of the king's armies, friend and companion in arms of the marquis d'Argenson, he was, like him, a fine
like him, a fine art lover, having even been accepted at the Royal Academy. His collection of
Flemish and Dutch masters was considered as one of the best constituted
of France. Also a bibliophile, the dispersion of his colossal library, at his death
The dispersal of his colossal library at his death is hailed as a landmark event in the history of bibliophily.
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