Louis
Francois Duruisseau (aka Antoine Durnisseau [according to
Nagler]) (1754–early 1800s)
“Portrait
of a Young Woman with Floral Wreath”, c1790, a colour crayon-manner engraving (viz. a technique involving a stipple
roulette tool rolled over the printing plate to duplicate crayon-like textures
devised by Louis Marin Bonnet (1736–1793); see the earlier post: https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2019/12/louis-marin-bonnets-crayon-manner.html),
after the design by Le Clerc—possibly Thomas Leclerc (aka Thomas Le
Clerc; Pierre Thomas Leclerc) (fl. 1800s)—published in Paris by Mondhare
& Jean (fl. 1784–1796)—a twelve-year publishing partnership between Louis
Joseph Mondhare [fl. 1760–1792] and his son-in-law, Pierre Jean [fl.
1784–1820]—with an (in plate) dedication to Marquise Spinola.
Crayon-manner engraving
with aquatint printed in black, grey and sanguine on laid paper, trimmed with a
small margin around the platemark with restorations to the margins and backed
with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 56.8 x 45
cm; (plate) 55 x 44.4 cm; (image borderline) 51.7 x 41 cm.
Lettered in plate below
the image borderline: (left) “Le Clerc Del./ A Paris chez Mondhare et Jean rue St.
Jean de Beauvais près celle des Noyers”; (centre) “Dédieé à Marquise Spinola.”;
(right) “Duruisseau Sculp/ Par son très Humble et très Obeyβant Serviteur Le
Clerc”.
Condition: a well-printed
impression with restoration to chipping along the edges, replenished loss of
the upper corners and minor spots of abrasion. The sheet has been laid onto a
support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper.
I am selling large and
very beautiful colour crayon-manner engraving by a printmaker that is arguably
best known for his colour prints featuring flowers—an appreciation expressed in
issue 166 of “The Connoisseur” (1901), regarding a set of flower prints, “Cahier
des Fleurs”, that is described as having “the same grace and elegance as the
gowns worn by Marie Antoinette” (p. 124)—for AU$355 (currently US$237.28/EUR214.69/GBP188.99
at the time of posting this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere
in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some
countries).
If you are interested in
purchasing this remarkably fine colour engraving executed with great
sensitivity, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send
you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
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