Description
Original 1939 Verve folio bifolio featuring three notable portrait plates from Old Master sources. The highlight is the famous “Gabrielle d’Estrées and her Sister, Duchess of Villars” (French School, late 16th c.) as the full center spread; the outer pages present Corneille de Lyon (ascribed), “Alaïde Mélier de La Fayette,” and Alesso Baldovinetti (ascribed), “Portrait of a Lady.” Rich gravure/photogravure color printing on heavy wove stock typical of Verve’s Paris production, ideal for framing.
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Publication: Verve (Paris), 1939; large folio bifolio (see photos for scale)
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Printing: high-quality gravure/photogravure after the originals, crisp tones and color
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Contents: centerfold Gabrielle d’Estrées; outer leaves Corneille de Lyon and Baldovinetti attributions
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Condition: light age toning and handling consistent with a 1930s folio; clean images; intact fold
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Collecting focus: Old Master & Renaissance portraiture; iconic Mannerist subject; ready to frame
A scarce, display-worthy Verve leaf set that brings together three desirable portrait images from a single 1939 issue. Please view all photos for condition and scale.
