Joseph Parrocel, “The Ascension”, c.1685

Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704)

“The Ascension” (aka “L’Ascension”), c.1685, published in Paris in 1685 by Sébastien Marbre-Cramoisy (1637? –1687) as an illustration to the “Missale Parisiense” and later reissued by the Josse brothers (Georges Josse II [1650–94] and Louis Josse [1655–1739]), in 1690 and 1706.

Etching on laid paper with letterpress text verso, trimmed close to the image borderline and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 9.3 x 16.2 cm; (image borderline) 9.1 x 16.1 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (at lower centre) “I. Parrossel in et f.”

State ii? (of iii) with the addition of text printed verso but before retouching of state iii (see Robert_Dumesnil’s [1835] description of the three states [p. 254]). Note that I have been unable to compare impressions from states ii and iii to confirm that this impression is from the second state.

Robert-Dumesnil 3 (A P F Robert-Dumesnil 1835, “Le peintre-graveur français, ou Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école française: ouvrage faisant suite au Peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch”, vol. 3, Paris, p. 255, cat. no. 3: see https://archive.org/details/bnf-bpt6k65575384/page/n273/mode/2up).

Condition: a strong and well-printed early impression showing no sign of wear to the printing plate, trimmed with a thread margin around the image borderline. The sheet is in a very good condition with no significant stains and laid is onto a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins.

I am selling this strong and rare etching—note that I have been unable to find another impression of this print in the online collections of the Rijksmuseum, the Louvre or the British Museum—for AU$235 in total (currently US$154.60/EUR142.57/GBP122.22 at the time of posting this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this very direct and confidently executed old master etching, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Joseph Parrocel’s etching, “Jesus Christ Early in the Morning Prays Alone in a Deserted Place”, 1661

Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704)

“Jesus Christ Early in the Morning Prays Alone in a Deserted Place” (aka “Jesus Christ de grand matin prie seul dans un lieu desert”), 1661, plate 20 from the series of forty plates, “Les Miracles de la Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ” (The Miracles of the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ). This is a life-time, first state, impression executed solely in etching before the plate was reworked with engraving in the second state—see the second state impression held by the Louvre Museum: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020231171. Robert-Dumesnil (1835) in the catalogue raisonné for this set of prints advises that first state impressions of “pure etching” are “rare” (see page 265: https://archive.org/details/bnf-bpt6k65575384/page/n283/mode/2up). Interestinly, this impression is likely to have been printed by the artist’s own hand as the inventory of his possession (dated 16 July, 1704) reveals that the artist possessed in the cellar of his house a “press in oak wood” to print his plates.

Etching on laid paper trimmed close to the image borderline and title, backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 15.5 x 18.4 cm; (image borderline) 14.1 x 18.4 cm.

Inscribed In plate within the image borderline: (above the foreground shadow at left-of-centre) “J. Parros. [i]n. et fe. C.P.R.”

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: “JESUS CHRIST de grand matin prie seul dans un lieu desert./ S^t. Marc Ch. 1.”

State i (of ii)

Robert-Dumesnil 60 (20) (A P F Robert-Dumesnil 1835, “Le peintre-graveur français, ou Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école française: ouvrage faisant suite au Peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch”, vol. 3, Paris, p. 271, cat. no. 60 [20]: see https://archive.org/details/bnf-bpt6k65575384/page/n289/mode/2up).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression, trimmed within the platemark. There is thinness to the lower edge (not visible unless the sheet is held to the light), otherwise the sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds, significant stains or foxing and laid onto a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins.

I am selling this lifetime/first state impression of an etching of the utmost rarity (see Robert-Dumesnil) before it was later “finished” with engraving, for AU$235 in total (currently US$157.07/EUR142.12/GBP125.11 at the time of posting this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this exceptionally rare old master print, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Joseph Parrocel’s etching, “Jesus Christ Calms a Storm”, 1661

Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704)

“Jesus Christ Calms a Storm” (aka “Jesus Christ appaise une tempéte”), 1661, plate 22 from the series of forty plates, “Les Miracles de la Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ” (The Miracles of the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ).

Etching on laid paper trimmed close to the image borderline and retaining the title (with loss of the lower right biblical reference: “S^t. Marc Ch. 4”).

Size: (sheet) 15.6 x 18.4 cm; (image borderline) 14.4 x 18.3 cm.

Inscribed In plate within the image borderline: (along wave crest at lower left) “J. Parrossel. jn. et fe. C.P.R.”

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “JESUS CHRIST appaise une tempéte.”

State i (of ii) lifetime impression of the etched state of the plate before it was later engraved in the second state.

Robert-Dumesnil in the catalogue raisonné for this set of prints advises that the first state impressions of “pure etching” are “rare.”

Arguably, this impression is very likely to have been printed by the artist’s own hand as the inventory of his possession (dated 16 July, 1704) reveals that the artist possessed in the cellar of his house a “press in oak wood” to print his plates.

Robert-Dumesnil 62 (22) (A P F Robert-Dumesnil 1835, “Le peintre-graveur français, ou Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école française : ouvrage faisant suite au Peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch”, vol. 3, Paris, p. 272, cat. no. 62 [22]: see https://archive.org/details/bnf-bpt6k65575384/page/n291/mode/2up).

Robert-Dumesnil in the catalogue raisonné (1835) offers the following description of this print:

(Transl.) “A ship beaten by the waves occupies the middle; Our Lord can be recognized by the halo which surrounds his head” (p. 272).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression, trimmed within the platemark with partial loss of the biblical reference. There is thinness to the lower edge (not visible unless the sheet is held to the light), otherwise the sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds, significant stains or foxing.

I am selling this lifetime/first state impression of an etching of the utmost rarity (see Robert-Dumesnil) before it was later “finished” with engraving, for AU$235 in total (currently US$175.99/EUR152.24/GBP128.94 at the time of posting this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this exceptionally rare old master print, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Joseph Parrocel’s etching, “Jesus Heals the Sick by Laying His Hands on Them,” 1661

Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704)

“Jesus Heals the Sick by Laying His Hands on Them” (aka “Jesus Christ guerit plusieurs malades, imposant les mains sur chacun d'eux” [Robert-Dumesnil title), 1661, plate 19 from the series of forty plates, “Les Miracles de la Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ” (The Miracles of the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ).

Etching on laid paper trimmed within the plate mark (with partial loss of the lower right biblical reference) and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 15.6 x 18.3 cm.

Inscribed on plate within the image borderline along the lower edge: (left) “J. Parrossel. jn. et fe. C.P.R”

Inscribed on plate below the image borderline: (centre) “guerit plusieurs maladies, imposant les mains fur chacun” (cures several illnesses, laying hands on everyone); (lower right corner and partially trimmed) “St Luc Ch. 4”.

State i (of ii) lifetime impression of the etched state of the plate before it was later engraved in the second state (see discussion further below).

Robert-Dumesnil in the catalogue raisonné for this set of prints advises that the first state impressions of “pure etching” are “rare.”

Arguably, this impression is very likely to have been printed by the artist’s own hand as the inventory of his possession (dated 16 July, 1704) reveals that the artist possessed in the cellar of his house a “press in oak wood” to print his plates.

Robert-Dumesnil 1838 59 (19) (A P F Robert-Dumesnil 1838, “Le Peintre-Graveur Français,” vol. 3, Paris, p. 275, cat. no. 59 [19]: see https://archive.org/details/bnf-bpt6k65575384/page/n289/mode/2up).

Robert-Dumesnil in the catalogue raisonné (1838) offers the following description of this print:

(Transl.) “Our Lord is standing on a staircase, in the middle of the back, from where he works this miracle on a crowd of sick people stretched out in the foreground and in the background” (p. 266).

Condition: a superb, richly inked and well-printed impression of the utmost rarity—I have been unable to locate another copy of this print in any of the major museum repositories (including the Louvre)—trimmed within the platemark with partial loss of the biblical reference (St. Luke Ch. 4) and backed with a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper. The sheet is in excellent condition (i.e. there are no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains or foxing).

I am selling this first state etching before it was later “finished” with engraving, for AU$235 in total (currently US$168.86/EUR142.53/GBP128.36 at the time of posting this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).

If you are interested in purchasing this exceptionally rare old master print, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Joseph Parrocel's etching, “Baptism of Christ”, c1661

Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704)

“Baptism of Christ” (aka “Jesus Christ is baptized by Saint John”; “Baptême du Christ” [Louvre title]), c1661, plate 4 from the series of forty plates, “Les Miracles de la Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ” (The Miracles of the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ).

Etching on laid paper trimmed within the plate mark and backed with a support sheet.

Compare trimmed losses with the impression held by the Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts graphiques (RF 41551.9):

http://arts-graphiques.louvre.fr/detail/oeuvres/114/506460-Bapteme-du-Christ-max)

Size: (sheet) 15.4 x 16.4 cm.

Inscribed on plate within the image borderline along the lower edge: (left) “I. Par. in. et f.”; (right) “C.P.R.”

Inscribed on plate below the image borderline: “IESVS CHRIST est baptize par Sainct Jean”.

State i (of ii) lifetime impression of the etched state of the plate before it was later engraved in the second state with significant changes to Christ’s position (see discussion further below).

Robert-Dumesnil in the catalogue raisonné for this set of prints advises that the first state impressions of “pure etching” are “rare.”

Arguably, this impression is very likely to have been printed by the artist’s own hand as the inventory of his possession (dated 16 July, 1704) reveals that the artist possessed in the cellar of his house a “press in oak wood” to print his plates.

Robert-Dumesnil 1838 44(4) (A P F Robert-Dumesnil 1838, Le Peintre-Graveur Français, vol. 3, Paris, p. 266, cat. no. 44 [4]).

Robert-Dumesnil in the catalogue raisonné (1838) offers the following description of this print:

(Transl.) “The Redeemer standing in the Jordan, in the middle of the print, receives the holy water that John, kneeling to his left, pours on him, looking up to heaven where God the Father and the Holy Spirit appear surrounded by a celestial legion. Two great angels are prostrate at the bottom left.” (p. 266).

Interestingly, Christ’s position shown in this impression is changed significantly in the second state as described by Robert-Dumesnil (1838):

(Transl.) “Christ inclines his head to the left, to the two prostrate angels.”

(See a second state impression held by the Louvre:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parrocel_Joseph-Saint_Jean_baptise_J%C3%A9sus.jpg).

Condition: a superb, richly inked and well-printed impression of the utmost rarity, trimmed within the platemark with losses to the sides and lower text lines and backed with a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper. The sheet is in excellent condition (i.e. there are no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains or foxing).

I am selling this first state etching before it was later “finished” with engraving, for AU$220 in total (currently US$151.18/EUR136.97/GBP121.47 at the time of posting this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).

If you are interested in purchasing this exceptionally rare old master print, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold