Dance of Cupids
| Reference: | S47297 |
| Author | Auguste I BLANCHARD |
| Year: | 1790 ca. |
| Measures: | 760 x 360 mm |
€900.00
| Reference: | S47297 |
| Author | Auguste I BLANCHARD |
| Year: | 1790 ca. |
| Measures: | 760 x 360 mm |
€900.00
Description
Etching, late 18th century, without signature and printing details.
After Raphael.
The composition derived from the Dance of Cupids, an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, reputedly after a design by Raphael, with the addition of two Cupids: one playing bagpipes, and the other a spinet.
The work is very rare. An example exists in the Royal Collection "attributed to Blanchard". This is presumably the elder Auguste Blanchard pere who was active c. 1766-1841 [Royal Collection: 851886].
https://www.rct.uk/collection/851886
Also in the Royal Collection, there is a sheet depicting the Dance of the Muses that would appear to be the pendant of this work [Royal Collection: 851767].
https://www.rct.uk/collection/851767
François Thomas Blanchard, known as Auguste I Blanchard, born in Paris in 1766 and died in Luzarches on June 8, 18421, was a French engraver. An intaglio engraver, he lived at 1 bis, rue de l'Ouest, then at 30, rue Jacob in Paris. Father of Jean-Baptiste Marie Auguste Blanchard, he was the first of three generations of engravers. He notably engraved figures by Louis Binet.
A very good impression, printed on contemporary laid paper, with margins, oxidation in the white margin, otherwise in good condition. Rare.
Bibliografia
Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.140 A.IV.7
Auguste I BLANCHARD (Parigi 1766 - 1842)
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François Thomas Blanchard, known as Auguste I Blanchard, born in Paris in 1766 and died in Luzarches on June 8, 18421, was a French engraver. An intaglio engraver, he lived at 1 bis, rue de l'Ouest, then at 30, rue Jacob in Paris. Father of Jean-Baptiste Marie Auguste Blanchard, he was the first of three generations of engravers. He notably engraved figures by Louis Binet.
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Auguste I BLANCHARD (Parigi 1766 - 1842)
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François Thomas Blanchard, known as Auguste I Blanchard, born in Paris in 1766 and died in Luzarches on June 8, 18421, was a French engraver. An intaglio engraver, he lived at 1 bis, rue de l'Ouest, then at 30, rue Jacob in Paris. Father of Jean-Baptiste Marie Auguste Blanchard, he was the first of three generations of engravers. He notably engraved figures by Louis Binet.
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