Rome
| Reference: | S4178 |
| Author | BASSET |
| Year: | 1780 |
| Zone: | Rome |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 255 x 180 mm |
€400.00
| Reference: | S4178 |
| Author | BASSET |
| Year: | 1780 |
| Zone: | Rome |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 255 x 180 mm |
€400.00
Description
This panoramic view of Rome is a copy of the one published by Chereau around 1730 or so. The absence of the port of Ripetta and the stairway of Trinità dei Monti allows us to date the landscape portrayed to around 1700. The depiction of Saint Peter recalls that of the Barriere which is perhaps to be considered the prototype of this series of views published in France in the eighteenth century.
Marigliani describes a copy bearing the address of François Basset below, and whose edition dates back to around 1780.
It is therefore possible to suppose that this is the first state of the plate, before the editorial address, or that Basset has subsequently acquired the plate and then published it with the addition of his own address.
Copper engraving, finely colored at the time, three lines of text in French at the bottom and numerical key 1-16, in excellent condition.
Literature
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C. Marigliani, "Le Piante di Roma delle collezioni private", tav. 174 (variante)
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The Basset firm was an important publisher located on rue Saint-Jacques, active from 1700 to 1865. The Basset's published a variety of prints: from luxurious art prints, optical prints to inexpensive prints, children prints and even wallpaper. They smartly adapted and manoeuvered through changing political times.
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Literature
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C. Marigliani, "Le Piante di Roma delle collezioni private", tav. 174 (variante)
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The Basset firm was an important publisher located on rue Saint-Jacques, active from 1700 to 1865. The Basset's published a variety of prints: from luxurious art prints, optical prints to inexpensive prints, children prints and even wallpaper. They smartly adapted and manoeuvered through changing political times.
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