Polygamy and Good Faith, Pl. 85 — Nouvelle Iconologie Historique

A striking hand-coloured engraving pairing the allegorical trophies of Polygamy and Good Faith, rich in emblematic detail.

Original title: Polygamie. Bonne Foy. Drawn and engraved by Jean-Charles Delafosse. Plate 85 from Nouvelle Iconologie Historique, published by Jean-François Daumont, Paris, c. 1771.

Delafosse was a leading figure in French Neoclassical design whose pattern books shaped interior decoration, furniture, and the decorative arts across Europe. His iconological plates combined architectural ornament with moral allegory, reflecting the Enlightenment preoccupation with virtue, vice, and civic conduct.

Hand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet approximately 45.9 × 33.6 cm. Very Good condition.