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Description:
Léopold Flameng (French, 1831-1911),After Jan van Eyck (Flemish, c. 1380/90-1441)
La Vierge d'Autun, published by Chalcographie du Louvre.
Inscribed "Jan van Eyck pinxit" l.l., "Léopold Flameng sculpsit" l.r., and
"Chalcographie du Louvre" l.c. in the plate.
Engraving on paper, plate size 22 3/8 x 19 3/8 in., framed.
Condition: Toning, foxing, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $150-250
Labels from Walter Carter, Harrod's, Ltd., and Grundy & Smith, Ancient and Modern Printsellers, both of Manchester, England, affixed to the frame backing.
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