Date: 1780's
Size: Interior: 4.5 x 2.75 inches, Exterior: 8.25 x 10.25 inches
Artist: J. De Longueil
About The Poster: A very detailed French engraving, printed on thick vellum in France during the 1780s, depicting one of the seven pillars of virtue. What are the 7 pillars of virtue? They are often enumerated as chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility. Here silence, or discretion, serves as a synonym for humility.
Engraving is matted, in excellent condition and ready to frame.
Purchased in Italy. Rare.