Beschrijving
Portrait of Mary of Burgundy, a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled the collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of Namur, Holland, Hainaut and other territories, from 1477 until her death in 1482.
Engraving on hand laid paper, sheet size 192 x 128 mm. Engraved by Jean Jacques Flipart after the painting by Rogier van der Weyden. This engraving was published in: Sellius and Dujardin. Histoire générale des Provinces-Unies. Paris: Pierre Guillaume Simon, 1760, vol. 4, p. 165.
Jean Jacques Flipart (Paris 1719-1782) was a French reproductive engraver and illustrator.
Rogier van der Weyden (Doornik 1399/1400 – 1464 Brussels) was a South Netherlandish painter and draughtsperson.
In very good condition, although cropped within platemark.
References: IFF XVIII vol. 9, p. 220: 54.
