Saint Gregory, wearing papal costume, is seated at his desk writing his homilies. Engraving by Houatt and N. Bazin after A. Dieu, 17--.

  • Dieu, Antoine, 1662-1727.
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1700-1799
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574839i
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Saint Gregory, wearing papal costume, is seated at his desk writing his homilies. Engraving by Houatt and N. Bazin after A. Dieu, 17--. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Above his shoulder is a dove which, according to Peter the Deacon, helped Saint Gregory to compose his homilies

Publication/Creation

Paris (rue St. Jacq. a l'Esperance) : chez N.J. B. de Poilly, C.P.R.

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.6 x 19.2 cm

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Forms a pair with : Dieu, Antoine, approximately 1672-1727. Saint Ambroise. (Wcat)3069i

Lettering

Saint Gregoire. Grand par sa naissance, grand par son humilité ... la conversion des hérétiques. Peint par Ant. Dieu. Gravé par Houatt. N. Bazin

References note

Roger-Armand Weigert, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome V, Paris 1968, p. 231 ("A quel Houat faut-il attribuer trois pièces signées "Houatt" et 'Houat"? Ce sont, d'abord un Christ tenté dans le désert, gravé par "Houat", d'après Verdier et édité chez Malbouré ..., puis un S. Ambroise et un S. Grégoire, d'après Ant. Dieu, édités chez Bazin ...")

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Wellcome Collection 574839i

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By one of the engravers called Houatt or Houat, of whom Weigert, op. cit., mentions: André Houat (active in Paris 1695-1705), Claude Houat (active in Nancy in 1708), François Houat (active in Nancy, Lyon and Paris 1677-1707), and Jean-Charles Houat, the son of François (active from 1704 in Nancy and Paris)

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