436 - J. WILLE (*1715) after CHÉRON (*1648), Madeleine de Scudéry, 1st edition, circa 1765, copper engraving

J. WILLE (*1715) after CHÉRON (*1648), Madeleine de Scudéry, 1st edition, circa 1765, copper engraving Johann Georg Wille (1715 Königsberg, Giessen – 1808 Paris) after Elisabeth Chéron (1648 Paris – 1711 ibid.): Portrait of the French writer Madeleine de Scudéry (1607 Le Havre – 1701 Paris), bust in an oval on a plinth with a three-quarter portrait facing the viewer, first impression, c. 1765, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on paper, mounted on paper Inscription: Signed on the printing plate below the sitter; inscribed below with the sitter’s name: “Magd. Ne De Scuderi. Died in Paris on June 2, 1701. Aged 95.”; below the publisher’s inscription: “In Paris at the workshop of M. a d’Estampes, rue d’Anjoula, near P. Cochere on the left, entering from rue Dauphine, CPR.” Date: c. 1765 Keywords: 18th century, Baroque, Portraits, France, Size: Paper: 15.9 cm x 11.1 cm (6.3 x 4.4 in), Plate: 15.0 cm x 10.9 cm (5.9 x 4.3 in), Image: 14.5 cm x 10.0 cm (5.7 x 3.9 in) Condition: Very good condition. The sheet is slightly discolored due to its age. The margins are slightly stained. The torn upper-left corner has been restored. The print appears fresh, with sharp, clearly defined lines.