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Auction 143, Lot 800

"Des Vents", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Miscellaneous

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication: Description de l'Univers

Color: Hand Color

Size:
3.8 x 5.5 inches
9.7 x 14 cm
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A miniature view showing an approaching thunderstorm as people run for cover, with a walled city by the sea in the background. French text on verso describes contemporary knowledge of wind and weather patterns compared to what was known to the ancients.

References: Pastoureau, Manesson-Mallet 1 A [63].

Condition: A

Minor toning along sheet edges.

Estimate: $70 - $90

Sold for: $35

Closed on 2/13/2013

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