282 - Four printing plates, Piedmont, 18th century

Four printing plates, Piedmont, 18th century Four printing plates Half-length portrait of Beroldo of Savoy Half-length portrait of Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy Portrait of Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy Portrait of Charles John Amadeus II of Savoy as a child Copper Piedmont, 18th century 29 x 23 cm The plates are part of a series of portraits of members of the House of Savoy, mostly created by the French engraver George Tasnière around 1703. The portraits were intended to illustrate the volume *Augustae regiaeque sabaudiae domus arbor gentilitia* by Abbot Ferrero di Lavriano. The title page bears the date 1702, but many of the engravings were produced the following year. The engraving of the portrait of Charles Emmanuel II was created after the publication of the aforementioned edition. Four printing plates Half-length portrait of Beroldo of Savoy Half-length portrait of Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy Portrait of Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy Portrait of Charles John Amadeus II of Savoy as a child Copper Piedmont, 18th century 29 × 23 cm The plates are part of a series of portraits of members of the House of Savoy, produced largely by the French engraver George Tasnière around 1703. The portraits were intended to illustrate the volume *Augustae regiaeque sabaudiae domus arbor gentilitia*, written by Abbot Ferrero di Lavriano. The title page bears the date 1702, but many of the engravings were produced the following year. The engraving of the portrait of Charles Emmanuel II was created after the publication of the aforementioned edition.