JEAN II DE GOURMONT AND FRANÇOIS DE GOURMONT Christophe de Savigny présentant son livre à Louis de Gonzague, duc de Nivernais.
Woodcut, 1587. 410x313 mm; 16 1/4x12 1/2 inches, small margins. Fleur-de-lys watermark. The frontispiece for Tableaux accomplis de tous les arts libéraux by Christophe de Savigny. A very good impression.
Provenance: Roger Passeron, Paris.
This large, scarce woodcut image shows the author Christophe de Savigny (circa 1530/35-circa 1587/90) presenting his 16th century compendium on the liberal arts to Louis de Gonzague, Duke of Nevers (1539-1595), the scion of the Dukes of Mantua and a supporter of the French King Henry II.
