Antique Print of French Men Training Two Horses Near The Louvre, France, 1627

€ 650

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1627
Sheet size: 35.5 × 45.5 cm (14.0 × 17.9 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-06764

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

About this sheet

Antique print depicting two horses near the Louvre, France. Also depicted are a group of men, including Mr. LeGrand. This print originates from 'L'Instruction du Roy en l'Exercice de Monter a Cheval', a work about the mounting of horses.

Artists and Engravers: Antoine de Pluvinel, 1555-1620, was one of the most famous stable masters in France and was regarded as the finest riding master of his day. In his youth he gained experience in the most famous Academies in Italy, before being brought back to France by the Master of Horse to Charles IX. Having served under the last of the Valois Kings of France he was given control of Grandes Ecuries under Henri IV and was made a gentleman of the Chamber and Deputy Governor to the Dauphin. In 1594 Pluvinel founded his own Academie in Paris where horsemanship and mathematics were taught.