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Catalogue raisonné, des bijoux, porcelaines, bronzes, lacqs, lustres de cristal de roche et de porcelaine...provenans de la succession to M. Angran, Vicomte de Fonspertuis
Engraved by: Charles Nicolas Cochin, père (French, 1688–1754)
After: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Author: Edme François Gersaint (French, 1694–1750)
Publisher: Pierre Prault (French, active about 1714–1760)
Publisher: Jacques Barois (French, 18th century)
After: Charles-Nicolas Cochin le fils (French, 1715–1790)
Author: Edme François Gersaint (French, 1694–1750)
Publisher: Pierre Prault (French, active about 1714–1760)
Publisher: Jacques Barois (French, 18th century)
1747
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with one etching and engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 16.8 x 10.5 x 2.7 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Edmund Schilling
Accession Number58.641
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Pierre Prault and Jacques Barois, 1747
Description(Paris: Pierre Prault and Jacques Barois, 1747) Duodecimo; 192 leaves; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Frontispiece of auction room with collectors examining paintings and portfolios. Auction catalogue of the collection of Louis-Auguste Angran, Vicomte de Fontpertuis (died in 1747)--see Grove Dictionary of Art for brief biography. The frontispiece of an auction room engraved by Cochin father after his son. This copy has been priced in manuscript.
Frontispiece of auction room with collectors examining paintings and portfolios. Auction catalogue of the collection of Louis-Auguste Angran, Vicomte de Fontpertuis (died in 1747)--see Grove Dictionary of Art for brief biography. The frontispiece of an auction room engraved by Cochin father after his son. This copy has been priced in manuscript.
ProvenanceEdmund Schilling (1888-1974, art historian), by whom given to MFA, June 5, 1958.