Catalogue des planches gravées composant le fonds de la calcographie et dont les épreuves se vendent dans cet établissement au Musée National du Louvre.
by (VILLOT, F. & E. SOULIE)
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Paris, Vinchon, 1851. 4to. xi, (i), 160 pp.(page 151 [not numbered] contains the errata sheet & pages 153-160 contain the second supplement). Green half calf, marbled boards. Spine gold-tooled. (first flyeaves, halftitle and title have a light crease; some light foxing). With the ex-libris of the Dampiere Library on the inside front cover.
The 'Calcographie du Louvre' was created in 1797. It contains a collection of copperplates for engravings, a collection of prints. And also printing workshop where prints were printed from the plates in the collection that were to be sold at the Louvre. The present work is the catalogue of the collection in the mid-nineteenth century with list of prints available and their prices. The introduction is the written by Frédéric Villot (1809-1875) who was the 'conservateur de la peinture' at the Louvre from 1848 to 1861. provides us with a history of the collection as well as a detailed account of the publishing history of the catalogues of the collection. The catalogue itself is the work of the art historian Eudore Soulié (1817-1876) who from 1850 onwards became the first 'conservateur du château et musée de Versailles". Tables include the name of artist and engraver, a description of the subject, dimensions, and price. Our copy does contain the errata sheet and the second supplement.
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- Title
- Catalogue des planches gravées composant le fonds de la calcographie et dont les épreuves se vendent dans cet établissement au Musée National du Louvre.
- Author
- (VILLOT, F. & E. SOULIE)
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- Vinchon
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1851
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