Theodore RICHOMME (Paris 1785 - 1849) "The Holy Family" Original etching by a Raphael subject from the second volume of the collection entitled "Le Musée Royal - ou Recueil de Gravures d'après les plus beaux tableaux statues et bas reliefs de la Collection Royale ", printed and published by the Parisian publisher Didot in 1818. Beautiful specimen printed with perfect inking on uncoated paper, with large margins beyond the imprint of the sheet and in perfect general condition. The painting was commissioned to Raphael by Lorenzo Duca di Urbino in 1517 to give it to Francesco I ° of France who received it in 1518; given the considerable dimensions (210 x 140 cm) it is also known as the "Great Holy Family" and is now preserved in the Louvre Museum. Bibliography: Benezit "Dictionnaire des Peintres" Paris 1976 vol.8 page 744. Hoper “Raphael und die Folgen” Stuttgart 2001 page 323 n ° 39.9. LeBlanc “Manuel de l'Amateur” Paris 1889 vol.3 pag.329 n ° 4. Measurements in mm: 500 x 355