Artist: Boissard, after.
Engraver: Audran or Leclerc (Wiki).
Title: Urne Sepulcrale.
Signed, Numbered, and Titled in plate: Boissard; Urne Sepulcrale; Tome V, 32. Glued to the back of the passepartout is a photocopy of a page from the catalogue dedicated to this book, as well as a pencil inscription indicating where the plate came from and the seller's stamp.
Dimensions: Sheet 15" x 9 1/4". Mat 16" x 11".
Publisher: Florentin Delaulne [and others].
Edition: Montfaucon, Bernard de (1655-1741). L’Antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures est un ouvrage en 15 volumes du bénédictin de Saint-Maur Bernard de Montfaucon paru en 1719 et 1724.
Date: 1719 (plate).
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: Matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C.
Note: Possibly, second edition 1722.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.