St. George
| Reference: | s31269 |
| Author | Nicolas de LARMESSIN III |
| Year: | 1729 ca. |
| Measures: | 222 x 308 mm |
| Reference: | s31269 |
| Author | Nicolas de LARMESSIN III |
| Year: | 1729 ca. |
| Measures: | 222 x 308 mm |
Description
Etching and engraving, c. 1729/40, on contemporary laid paper. In perfect condition.
Engraved by Bernard Lépicié, after Raffaello, based on the painting in the Andrew W. Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
The plate is from the series "Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France".
Also known as 'Recueil Crozat', is a series of plates commissioned by the collector Pierre Crozat and reproducing famous paintings and drawings of the era; 140 plates were published in 1729. A second volume formed by 42 prints (instead of the 110 plates initially planned) was issued in 1740.
After Crozat's death, the plates were sold to a company of booksellers who commissioned Mariette to reorganize the 'Recueil'; Mariette divided the plates into two volumes, added some missing descriptions, and advertised the set to the public in 1742.
In 1764, Basan bought the plates and the text, and republished the 'Recueil', but replaced the woodcuts by intaglio prints. Basan also published the 45 plates reproducing the Italian paintings from the collection of the Duc d'Orléans in a volume entitled 'Recueil d'après la gallerie du palais royal'
Literature
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Inventaire du Fonds Français 26.
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Nicolas de LARMESSIN III (Parigi 1684 - 1755)
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Engraver, the son of Nicolas de Larmessin II, and the third engraver of the dynasty. Weigert discovered the existence of yet another Nicolas, whence the IFF called this third engraver Nicolas de Larmessin IV. The British Museum follows Préaud in calling him Nicolas de Larmessin III.
Began his career working for his father; later published his own work as well as that of some others. In 1730 member of the Académie; in 1754 'gaveur du cabinet du roi' with a pension. His widow continued the business until her death in 1763, and the fonds seems then to have passed to her daughter and her husband.
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Literature
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Inventaire du Fonds Français 26.
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Nicolas de LARMESSIN III (Parigi 1684 - 1755)
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Engraver, the son of Nicolas de Larmessin II, and the third engraver of the dynasty. Weigert discovered the existence of yet another Nicolas, whence the IFF called this third engraver Nicolas de Larmessin IV. The British Museum follows Préaud in calling him Nicolas de Larmessin III.
Began his career working for his father; later published his own work as well as that of some others. In 1730 member of the Académie; in 1754 'gaveur du cabinet du roi' with a pension. His widow continued the business until her death in 1763, and the fonds seems then to have passed to her daughter and her husband.
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