£500
After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640),
Four bust length portraits depicting the philosophers Seneca, Socrates, Cicero and Demosthenes as classical busts, the plates mirror images of those in Rubens's TWELVE FAMOUS GREEK AND ROMAN MEN of 1638,
Mezzotints on paper engraved and published by John Faber the Elder (British, c.1660-1721) circa 1710,
Each 40cm x 28cm,
Framed and glazed,
With two further bust length portraits of Heraclitus and Solon drawn, engraved and published by John Faber the Elder, each 40.5cm x 29cm, framed and glazed (6) (at fault)
Provenance: Property of 7th Baron Harlech, The Lord Harlech, Glyn & Brogyntyn Estates
All the prints show some creasing and puckering across the sheet. Cicero and Solon also show some foxing and staining to the margins. The frames appear to be structurally sound, but show chips and losses to the black finish.
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