$200
Engraved by Jean Pierre Marie Jazet (French, 1788-1871) after S J E Jones (British, fl. 1820-1855). "Le Tribunal de L'Inquisition.", engraving, published mid 19th century in Paris, France. Engraving depicts a group of figures in an interior, one being a young woman held back by two holy men as she is tried by Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition (aka The Spanish Inquisition), the woman in a posture of pleading before a group of five men seated at a table and behind a lectern with various tomes and papers scattered about, one man wearing the costuming of a bishop of the Catholic church, with a stone wall to back of scene having barred arched windows and various shackles attached to wall. Inscribed below image lower left "Peint Per S.J.E. Jones", lower right "Grave Per Jazet", and center "Le Tribunal de L'Inquisition". Framed approximately 30.5" x 33.75", sight size approximately 17.75" x 21".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-03-22
