Album of Prints from "Vues pittoresque des principaux édifices de Paris" (volume II)

c. 1789

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

Artist, French, 1753 - 1820

Laurent Guyot

Artist, French, 1756 - 1808

Le Campion family

Publisher, French, active 18th century

L. Roger

Artist, French, active fourth quarter 18th century

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 82 etchings with wash manner, mostly printed in color, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    book: 27.5 × 22 × 3 cm (10 13/16 × 8 11/16 × 1 3/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.9.1923-2004

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1912

  • Cohen, Henri. Guide de l'amateur de livres a gravures de XVIIIe siecle. 6th edition revised and enlarged by Seymour de Ricci. Paris, 1912: col. 515

Inscriptions

in gold tooled letters on spine of black Morocco leather binding: VUES / PITTORESQUES / DES PRINCIPAUX / ÉDIFICES / DE / PARIS / TOME II / 1792

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