Artist: Sébastien Bourdon (French, 1616-1671).
Engraver: Laurent Cars (French, 1699 – 1771) was a French designer and engraver.
Title: The Holy Family
Titled and Signed in plate: La Ste Famille. Bourdou [sic] pinxit. L. Cars sculpt.
Dimensions: Sheet 15 3/4" 13 1/2".
Date: XVIII C. (plate).
Materials and Techniques: engraving on wove paper.
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: Soiling, tears, lost edges of margins, 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: likely, it's a late reproduction of a scarce engraving.