A miniature illustration of the Solar Ssyem

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

[Untitled illustration of the Solar System.]
Paris, 1683. Coloured. 150 x 110mm, set in letterpress.

A highly-decorative 17th century plate of the Sun (with a human face) surrounded by the planets. The scene is on a tapestry above a view of an Italianate city.
Published in the 'Description de l'Univers'.


Stock ID : 23899