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Liberare Captiuos (Liberating the Captives)
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Sébastien Bourdon and Sébastien Bourdon

Liberare Captiuos (Liberating the Captives)

1662

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Liberare Captiuos (Liberating the Captives)

Sébastien Bourdon and Sébastien Bourdon

Liberare Captiuos (Liberating the Captives)

Liberare Captiuos (Liberating the Captives)

1662

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet (trimmed within plate): 434 × 588 mm. (17 1/16 × 23 1/8 in.) Image: 430 × 578 mm. (16 15/16 × 22 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.14479
After a painting by the artist now in the collection of the Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida (SN370).
Elizabeth Rodini, BMA, "The City Real and Ideal," 11 October 2006 - 11 March 2007, cat. 6.
Elizabeth Rodini. "The City Real & Ideal". Brochure. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, page 6.

Inscribed: lower right in plate: "Sebastianus Bourdon Monpeliensis / in regia Picturae et Sculpturae Acadaemia Rector Pinxit, Sculpsit, Dicauitq / Cum priuilegio Regis."; lower center in plate: "VI. Liberare Captiuos. Jerem. 40. / Flamma vorat Solymae turres, captivaq plebes Flebile! Rex Vati manicas, atque arcta levari / Ducitur: anteeunt Templi spolia ampla tropaeum. Vincla jubet, promit gazas, et munera donat."; lower left in plate: "Illustr.mo viro Dno Joan. Bapt. Colbert, Marchioni de Seignelay fc. Christ.mo Regi ab omnibus / Consilijs, suorum ord.um Commend.ovi et magno Quaestori, Regni regiorumq Mandatorum Secret.rio / AErarij, AEdificiurumq, regioru Praefecto, nec non in Gallijs Summo Artui ac Opficiorum Directori."

Markings: Claghorn stamp on verso; WM: large Maltese cross within rosary

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