Prints and Principles

Most of the recent posts give details about individual prints and earlier posts discuss some of the subtle principles guiding artists in making images meaningful and memorable. For prints that are unsold, click "Items still available for sale" below. All other prints are no longer available. My contact email is oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com and my Instagram username is @printsandprinciples. I have created a separate blog to show my own work: https://printsandprinciplesjamesbrown.blogspot.com

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Comte de Caylus, “Holy Family with St. John the Baptist”, c.1720–28, after Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli

Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, Comte de Caylus (aka Caylus; Anne Claude de Caylus; Anne Claude de Pestels; Anne Claude Philippe de Thubiéres; Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières) (1692–1765)

“Holy Family with St. John the Baptist”, c.1720–28, a later 19^th century impression(?) with the additional plate number, “124”, inscribed at upper left, after a drawing by Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli (aka Girolamo Bedoli) (c.1505–c.1570), plate 124 (as inscribed in plate, previously 120) from the series, “Recueil de Dessins Gravés du Comte de Caylus”.

Etching with plate tone printed in brown ink on heavy wove paper.

Size: (sheet) 27.1 x 35.1 cm; (plate) 21.5 x 28.4 cm; (image borderline) 19.8 x 26.9 cm.

Inscribed in plate: (upper left) “124”; (lower left) “Girolamo Mazzola In”; (lower centre) “Cab. du Roy.”; (upper right) “120”; (lower right) “Cx Sculp”.

IFF 356 (Marcel Roux 1940, “Inventaire du Fonds Français, Graveurs du XVIIIe Siècle: CATHELIN-COCHIN Père (Charles-Nicolas)”, vol. 4, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, p. 111, cat. no. 356 [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489575d/f115.image.r=111]).

See also the description of this print offered by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET): https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/385185.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (near faultless) impression with substantial margins. The sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this very strong etching showing the Virgin on the left and Joseph on the right watching the infant Jesus embracing the infant, St. John the Baptist, for AU$297 (equivalent to approximately US$190.03, EUR 166.86, or GBP 142.84 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$297).

If you are interested in purchasing this animated scene of the Holy Family exemplifying the Mannerist spirit of the time in which Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli (the designer of the image) worked, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.