Sep 15, 2011 - Sale 2253

Sale 2253 - Lot 184

Price Realized: $ 300
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(FRANCE.) [Tortorel, Jacques; artist.] L'execution du S. Jean Poltrot dict du Meray à Paris, le 18. de Mars 1563. Woodcut, 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches; laid down on early paper, reinforced along center fold. [Geneva, circa 1570]
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Poltrot was a Huguenot who had attempted to assassinate the Duke of Guise. He was sentenced to be quartered, but when the horses couldn't get the job done, he was executed by sword--as depicted here. This view is a plate from "Premier Volume, contenant quarante tableaux ou histoires diverses qui sont memorables touchant les guerres, massacres & troubles advenus en France."