Philippe, Duc d’Anjou, after de Troy
Artist: Gerard Edelinck
Gerard Edelinck (1649-1707), Philippe, Duc d’Anjou, after de Troy, engraving, c. 1698. Reference: Randall Coll. 736. In very good condition (remains of prior hinging verso), with margins, 15 1/4 x 11 1/2, the sheet 16 5/8 x 12 7/8 inches, archival matting. Provenance: ex Collection Gottfried Eissler (Lugt Supplement 805b, with his stamp verso) A fine impression. Philippe, Duc d’Anjou (1683-1746) is pictured just before he was named King Philippe V of Spain in 1700. Philippe was born at Versailles, the second son of Louis, le Grand Dauphin and Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria. At his birth he was named [...]