VILLIERS DE L'ISLE ADAM

PHILIPPE VILLIERS DE L'ISLE ADAM

Beauvais.France 1464-34 Birgu/Rabat.Malta

Grand Prior of France & Grand Hospitaller in 1520

45th Grand Master of the Hospital 1521

First Grand Master in Malta

Buried in Fort St.Angelo.Birgu 21.August 1534

His heart conserved in the Convent of St.Mary of Jesus at Rabat.Malta 1534

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Fine 19th Century French Print after 16th century Painting

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Fine Allegorical Print

17th century French Masterprint

P. de Mallery fecit

J.Messager excudit

cf. Nagler 1

probably from the set Passio domini nostri Jesus Christ

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VIRGO MATER

S.MARIA

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17th CENTURY MASTERPRINT

S.MARIA

Ecce virgo concipiet et pariet filium, et vocabitur

nomen eius Emmanuel .Butyrum et mel comedet,

ut sciat reprobare malum et eligere bonum.Isaia 7

Hieronymus Wierix fecit et excud. Cum Gratia Privilegio Buschere

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AD PERPETUAM MEMORIAM

The Archives of the Order of St.John

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