17th century engraving by Pierre Lombart (1612-1682), portrait of Anna Sophia Countess of Carnarvon, after Anthony Van Dyck, well framed under glass, the whole has not been touched, sold as discovered. The frame measures 31.5 x 39.5, the engraving 23.5 x 31.5 This engraving is one of a series of 12 portraits after Van Dyck. Pierre Lombart engraved them around 1660; often called "Countesses" from the Latin of their title. In her Abecedario, Mariette declared that this series alone would be enough to place Lombard "in the rank of the first engravers".
17th century engraving by Pierre Lombart (1612-1682), portrait of Anna Sophia Countess of Carnarvon, after Anthony Van Dyck, well framed under glass, the whole has not been touched, sold as discovered. The frame measures 31.5 x 39.5, the engraving 23.5 x 31.5 This engraving is one of a series of 12 portraits after Van Dyck. Pierre Lombart engraved them around 1660; often called "Countesses" from the Latin of their title. In her Abecedario, Mariette declared that this series alone would be enough to place Lombard "in the rank of the first engravers".