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

Jean Henry Alexandre Pernet

Artist After, French, born c. 1763

Jean Testard

Artist After, French, born c. 1740

Pierre-Antoine Demachy

Artist After, French, 1723 - 1807

Antoine-François Sergent

Artist After, French, 1751 - 1847

Le Campion family and others

Attributed to

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 Number

    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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