348 - Unknown (17th), Lonely Bird, 1649, Copper engraving

Unknown (17th), Lonely Bird, 1649, Copper engraving Unknown (17th century): Lonely bird She mourns alone in an empty house, 1649, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Upper middle inscribed in the printing plate: "SOLA DOMO MOERET VACUA". Lower middle further inscription: "Elle plaint sa solitude. ". Date: 1649 Description: Depiction of a cartouche with banner. A lone bird sits on a branch and looks down to the ground. A hilly landscape can be seen in the background. Source: Pierre Le Moyne (1602 Chaumont-1671 Paris) Devises Heroiques et Morales, 1649 | Book Keywords: Bird, loneliness, sadness, pity, branch, tree, mountain, hill, 17th century, Baroque, Animals, France, Size: Paper: 12,0 cm x 11,5 cm (4,7 x 4,5 in), Plate: 8,6 cm x 9,0 cm (3,4 x 3,5 in), Depiction: 7,5 cm x 8,2 cm (3 x 3,2 in) Condition: Rather good condition. The sheet shows signs of dust and soiling according to its age. A tear in the upper right corner has been glued. There is a conspicuous brownish stain on the image at the right edge of the plate, which has led to two fine hairline cracks at the lower side of the banner. The sheet has been trimmed 1.4cm on the right, 1.2cm at the bottom and 1.1cm on the left from the platemark. The writing on the reverse shines through the sheet. The edge has been strengthened on the reverse by gluing a paper border.