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Essais de gravûre, Livre premier [-troisième]
1703
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Bound set with 21 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 22.7 x 30.3 x 1.5 cm (8 15/16 x 11 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number48.1249
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
Paris: Pierre Bourdon, 1703
Catalogue Raisonné
Berlin 850; Thieme-Becker, IV, p. 458; Bibliothèque nationale, Inventaire 18th cen., v. 3, pp. 320-21 (Bourdon); Inventaire 17th cen., v. 5, pp. 51-52 (Guerard)
Description(Paris: Pierre Bourdon, 1703) Oblong quarto; 21 leaves; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (David).
Designs for decanters, snuff boxes, watch covers, key handles, etc.
Designs for decanters, snuff boxes, watch covers, key handles, etc.
ProvenanceUnidentified collector's stamp in black on first two plates (IG or GI within diamond); William H. Schab, New York, from whom purchased by MFA, November 18, 1948.