1800s Jules GIRARDET Antique Historic Print "Edict of Nantes" Framed SIGNED COA

Description: --> Four Centuries of the world's finest artists from our collection to yours --> Thank you for visiting... Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about this work and we will answer promptly.International bidders are always welcome to bid and we combine shipping on all orders. --> Artist: Jules Girardet (French, 1856 - 1938) Title: Persecution after the Edict of Nantes Medium: Antique heliogravure on heavy wove paper after the original. Year: c. 1890 Signature: Signed in the plate lower left. Condition: ExcellentDimensions: Image Size 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches. Framed dimensions: Approximately 17 x 20 inches. Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials. Additional notes: This is not a modern print. This work is more than 120 years old. It is rare and hard to find. Extra Information: The Edict of Nantes was signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV and granted the Calvinist Protestants of France, also known as Huguenots, substantial rights in the nation, which was in essence completely Catholic. In the edict, Henry aimed primarily to promote civil unity. The edict separated civil from religious unity, treated some Protestants for the first time as more than mere schismatics and heretics and opened a path for secularism and tolerance. In offering a general freedom of conscience to individuals, the edict offered many specific concessions to the Protestants, such as amnesty and the reinstatement of their civil rights, including the right to work in any field, even for the state, and to bring grievances directly to the king. It marked the end of the French Wars of Religion, which had afflicted France during the second half of the 16th century. Artist Biography: Jules Girardet was a French painter and illustrator of Swiss ancestry. He came from a Swiss Huguenot family. His father was the engraver, Paul Girardet. He studied at the École des Beaux-arts and in the studios of Alexandre Cabanel. After several trips to North Africa with his brother Eugène, a noted Orientalist painter, he chose instead to concentrate on genre scenes and history painting. The Commune and Louise Michel were favorite topics. He married in 1881 and built a house with a studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. That same year, he began to exhibit at the Salon. He won a Silver Medal at the Exposition Universelle (1889). In addition to his paintings, he illustrated several books, including Mademoiselle de Fierlys by Frédéric Dillaye (who died in the infamous fire at the Bazar de la Charité) and Tartarin de Tarascon by Alphonse Daudet. His brothers Léon, Paul Armand and Théodore were also painters or engravers, as was his sister, Julia Antonine (1851-1921). Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is Fully Guaranteed to be Certified as Described Framing Any framing included in a listing is double matted and framed in a solid wood moulding. We can also frame any pieces not listed as such. Please contact us for pricing. We are usually half the price of a regular framer. Shipping Packages are shipped the next business day after confirmed payment is received. If you are making multiple purchases, please request an invoice so that we may combine shipping charges for you. Guarantee We guarantee all our listings to be 100% as described Returns Returns are accepted up to fourteen days after receiving your purchase. Buyer accepts responsibility for any additional shipping charges. | Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS |

Price: 289 USD

Location: Cape Coral, Florida

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