Nicholas Joseph Ruyssen (French, 1757-1826) Essays after the Cartoons of Raphael at Windsor. Drawn by the Gracious Permission of His Majesty And by Permission most Humbly Inscribed to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain by Her Majesty's most grateful devoted servant J. Ruyssen. Elephant folio with engraved title plate and six engravings by Anthony Cardon, published October 13, 1798 and seven published January 1, 1800 all published by Joseph Ruyssen, each with tissue guard, bound in grey card 75 x 57cm; 29½ x 22½in The Raphael Cartoons were commissioned by Pope Leo X in 1515 and were painted by Raphael (1483-1520) and his assistants as full-scale designs for tapestries for the Vatican's Sistine Chapel beneath Michelangelo's recently executed ceiling. They depict the lives of the Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul, founders of the Christian Church.
Nicholas Joseph Ruyssen (French, 1757-1826) Essays after the Cartoons of Raphael at Windsor. Drawn by the Gracious Permission of His Majesty And by Permission most Humbly Inscribed to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain by Her Majesty's most grateful devoted servant J. Ruyssen. Elephant folio with engraved title plate and six engravings by Anthony Cardon, published October 13, 1798 and seven published January 1, 1800 all published by Joseph Ruyssen, each with tissue guard, bound in grey card 75 x 57cm; 29½ x 22½in The Raphael Cartoons were commissioned by Pope Leo X in 1515 and were painted by Raphael (1483-1520) and his assistants as full-scale designs for tapestries for the Vatican's Sistine Chapel beneath Michelangelo's recently executed ceiling. They depict the lives of the Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul, founders of the Christian Church.
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