SATIRICAL ENGRAVING - CATHERINE DE MEDICIS - "It is said that the QUEEN CATHERINE had a lot of business with WITCHERS and MAGICIANS who made her see in an enchanted mirror those who would reign in France in the future. She saw first Henry IV then Louis XIII after LOUIS XIV and finally a group of Jesuits who were to abolish the MONARCHY and rule themselves. This mirror can still be seen today in the Palais du Roy". Beginning of XVIIIth century. Etching and burin by an anonymous person. Proof on laid paper. Reference: Hennin, 7323. Small margins. Caricature showing Catherine de Medici and a sorcerer. The queen is watching the portraits of future kings and Jesuits. 24,5 x 28 cm. Condition A (A short tear in the upper margin reaching the edge of the subject, otherwise good condition).