Millet, Francisque ; Théodore Lot n° 545

THÉODORE. After Francisque Millée Shepherds in a river landscape. Ca. 1642-1679 Etching, 21 x 30 cm, laid paper with unidentified watermark, signed in plate at lower edge "Francisque Pinxit Avec Privilege du Roy". Under passe-partout. A good impression with sl. soiled plate edges. Rustic landscape with bridge and a barge on the river. First state (of 2). Francisque Millet (1642-1676), also known as Jean-François Millée, was an Antwerp-born landscape painter of the French Baroque, and the son-in-law of Abraham Genoels. Ref. Robert-Dumesnil I.261.19.