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Monday, 3 November 2025

Nicolas Chaperon, “Fall of Jericho”, 1649, after Raphael

Nicolas Chaperon (aka Nicolas Chapron) (1612–1654/5)

“Fall of Jericho” (aka “Val van Jericho”; “La Prise de Jéricho”), 1649, plate 38 from the series or 54 plates (including the Title and Dedication plates), “Raphael Bible” (aka “Sacrae Historiae Acta a Raphael Urbin in Vaticanis xystis ad picturae miraculum expressa”), after Raphael’s (aka Raffaello Sanzio; Raffaello Santi) (1483–1520) frescoes in the Logge di Raffaello of the Vatican, published in Paris by Pierre Mariette I (c.1603–1657) from the first Parisian edition.

Etching on heavy laid paper backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 28.8 x 37.8 cm; (plate) 24.5 x 29 cm; (image borderline) 23 x 28.9 cm.

Lettered in plate within the image borderline: (lower right corner) “Typis Petre Mariette via Iacobea Sub Signo Spei”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: “R. V. I.” (Raphaelis. Urbinatis. Inventor.); (centre) “Arca Dni septies circuit Ciuitatem et clangentib⁹ tubis/ Jericho corruerunt Moenia. Iosue. C.VI.” (The Ark of the Lord circled the City seven times and with the sound of trumpets the walls of Jericho fell. Joshua. C.VI); (right) “N. C. F. (Nicolas. Chaperon. Fecit.)/ 38”

State iii (of iv) before the addition of the royal privilege note, “cum privilegio regis”, of the second edition.

Robert-Dumesnil 40 (Robert-Dumesnil 1842, “Le Peintre-Graveur Français”, Paris, vol. 6, p. 227, cat. no. 40 [https://archive.org/details/bnf-bpt6k65576943/page/n245/mode/2up): IFF 38 (Département des estampes 1939–, “Inventaire du Fonds Français: Graveurs du XVIIe Siècle”, vol. 2, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, vol. 2, cat. no. 38).

See also the description of this print offered by the Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200170535.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed impression. Beyond a few faint marks in the margin, the sheet is in an excellent condition for its considerable age and size with no tears, holes, abrasions, or significant stains. The print has been mounted onto an archival, millennium-quality washi paper support to ensure its stability and preservation.

Price & Shipping: The total price is AU$312 (approximately US$203.63 / €176.77 / £155.07), which includes worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.

If you are interested in acquiring this striking etching by Chaperon depicting the Fall of Jericho, which shows the walls collapsing in response to the sound of trumpets and the Israelites’ march, with the Ark of the Covenant carried on a procession to the left, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to send you a PayPal invoice for a secure and straightforward purchase.

This print has been sold