Jakob Gillberg, “Study of a Foot”, c. 1760, after Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre

Jakob Gillberg (or Jacob Gillberg) (1724–1793)

“Study of a Foot”, circa 1760

Technical Details & Condition:

Chalk-manner (manière de crayon) engraving printed in sanguine ink on laid paper featuring an Auvergne region watermark. This is plate 11, after the design by Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre (1714–1789), and possibly published by the wife and cousin of François II Chéreau (Veuve Chéreau, active 1755–1782)—see a related print held by the British Museum featuring the same inscribed lettering: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1895-0617-330. Alternatively, it may have been published in the series, “Ve Cahier de Principes du Design d'après Nature” (Principles of Drawing from Nature)—see a similar engraving published in this series held by the Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200461346.

The impression is strong, with no sign of wear to the printing plate. The image is trimmed within the platemark on the sides and lower edge, with a margin at the top. The sheet is in excellent, nearly pristine condition for its large size and age—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 41.8 x 31 cm

Lettering in Plate:

• Upper left: “N^o. 11”
• Lower left: “Pierre fecit.”
• Lower right: “Gillberg Sculpsit.”

Price & Shipping:

AU$236 (approximately US$165.81 / €140.29 / £121.03), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this large engraved study of a foot—created to be a guide for art students to copy and examine the subtle complexities of foot anatomy—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.