PARROCEL Pierre (Avignon 1670 † Paris 1739) - "Allegory of Royal Providence". 1738. Etching. Proof on watermarked laid paper, bearing an unidentified collector's mark, probably from the 19th century, (Lugt 2259quater, "For the moment we have not yet managed to identify the institution where this Drawing Room was located, nor the initials A P, which may belong to the person in charge"). Engraving of the decoration made for the Chinea of 28 June 1738. "Machine della Chinea" refers to the apparatus of the annual fireworks festival of La Chinea in Rome. 33.2 x 44.8 cm. State C (cut to the subject and some stains)