UPPER IMAGE
Louis-Marin Bonnet (1736–1793)
“Study of a Foot” (descriptive title
only), 1789–1793 (these are the dates that the artist was publishing in “rue
St. Jacques” as inscribed on the plate), after a drawing by Louis Gabriel
Blanche, published in Paris (c1790) by Louis-Marin Bonnet as (transl.) “4th sheet
of the 11th notebook” (as inscribed on the plate).
Stipple engraving in the crayon-manner
printed in sanguine ink on laid paper backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 29.6 x 38.4 cm; (plate)
25.5 x 33.1 cm
Lettered on plate: (upper right corner) “No.
138/ 4e. Feuille du 11e. Cahier.”; (lower left corner) “Blanchet delin.”;
(lower centre) “A Paris, chez Bonnet, rue St. Jacques.”; (lower right corner) “Bonnet
Sculp.”
Condition: crisp and well-printed
impression with small margins showing signs of use (i.e. flattened folds on the
upper margin and surface dustiness) otherwise in good condition (i.e. there are
no tears, holes, abrasions, stains or foxing). The sheet is backed on a support
sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper.
LOWER IMAGE
Roubillac (1739–c1820)
“Study of two feet” (descriptive title
only), c1773–1780, plate 1 from the series, “Ve. Cahier de principes de dessein
d'après nature” (5th book of principles of design after nature), after
a drawing by Pierre Thomas Le Clerc (c1740?–fl.late 1700s) dedicated to
the French Rocco painter Louis Jean François Lagrenée (1724–1805),
published by Mondhare & Jean (1773–1780) in Paris.
Stipple engraving in the crayon-manner
printed in sanguine ink on laid paper backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 25.5 x 33.4 cm; (plate)
23.3 x 31 cm
Numbered on plate: (upper right corner)
“1”
Lettered on plate: (left corner) “Le
Clerc Del.”; (lower centre) “Roubillac Sculp. A Paris chez Mondhare et Jean,
rue St. Jean de Beauvais, No. 4. A.P.D.R.”; (lower right) “VE. CAHIER/ DE PRINCIPES DE DESSEIN/ d'après Nature/ Dédiés/ à Mr L.T.F.Lagrenée/
Peintre du Roi/ Ancien Recteur de
l’Academie Rle. De Peinture et Sculpture/ Et Directeur de l’Academie de France
à Rome./ Par son très Humble et très Obeifsant/ Serviteur et Eléve/ P.T. le
Clerc”
See the description of this print at the
Rijksmuseum: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.collect.415954
Condition: crisp and well-printed
impression with small margins showing surface dustiness and a few superficial
marks in the margins otherwise in good condition (i.e. there are no tears,
holes, abrasions, stains or foxing). The sheet is backed on a support sheet of
archival (millennium quality) washi paper.
I am selling pair of stipple
(crayon-manner) engraved studies of feet for AU$300 (currently US$220.83/EUR191.57/GBP172.04
at the time of posting these prints) 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 these
marvellous studies originally designed for artists to copy, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
Regarding the upper stipple engraving executed
and published by Louis-Marin Bonnet, this is a very interesting print beyond the
beautifully executed rendering of a foot. The technique employed, termed “the
crayon-manner” designed to mimic the gritty line of a chalk drawing, was
developed by the artist. In short, Bonnet was inventor of this extraordinary
technique.
Regarding the second print employing the
same technique, the Curator of the British Museum offers the following
information about the series, (transl.) “Principles of design after nature”, in
which it features:
“… a series of studies intended for the
artists, divided into 14 volumes of six plates each. The set was printed in
bright red, dark red or bistre, and published by Le Père & Avaulez
(1773-77), Mondhare & Jean (1773-80), and Les Campions Frères (from 1780).”
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