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"Complete Works Of Jean Berain 1649-1711" 1890
$1,200
Ancienne Librairie Quantin L.-Henry May
1890
20" x 16" x 2"D
Ex Libris: Parsons School Of Design withdrawn stamp
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Jean Berain the Elder (1640 – 24 January 1711) was a draughtsman and designer, painter and engraver of ornament, the artistic force in the Royal office of the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi where all the designs originated for court spectacle, from fêtes to funerals, and many designs for furnishings not covered by the Bâtiments du Roi.
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