1721 Copper Engraving Portrait Francis Duke Anjou Alencon France Monarchy EUM2 SCA3 YYM5A10C39

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Aniene River

since Roman times

By means of this rope the carriage may be stopped and held at any point on the cable while the stone is being hoisted or lowered

1721 Copper Engraving Portrait Francis Duke Anjou Alencon France Monarchy EUM2 SCA3 YYM5A10C39This is an original 1721 black and white copper engraving of "Franciscus Herzog von Alencon." This is a portrait of Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alenon, the youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. The portrait is surrounded by a wonderful decorative motif mimicking a frame against a wonderfully etched background. It features two lions flanking a cherub resting above an angelic face at the top of the print. From the corners appears a