Jean-Baptiste Lucien, “Two Ornamental Vases”, c. 1778, after André-Louis Caillouet

Jean-Baptiste Lucien (c. 1748–1806)

“Two Ornamental Vases” (descriptive title only), c. 1778, plates 2 (left image) and 3 (right image) from the twelfth book of designs after André-Louis Caillouet (fl. c. 1778–1817), published in Paris in 1778 by Jacques François Chereau (1742–1794) in “Principes d'Ornemens: Contenant les Premières Esquisses, Feurons, Chapiteaux, Modillons, Frises, Vases et Autres Parties d'Architecture” (Ornament Principles: Containing the First Sketches, Feurons, Capitals, Modillions, Friezes, Vases and Other Parts of Architecture) and later in 1803 by François Étienne Joubert (fl. 1787–1836) (see the account of this publication offered by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/712263) and view these prints in the context of the publication offered by archive.org:  ([plate 2] https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010924575/page/n70/mode/2up; [Plate 3] https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010924575/page/n69/mode/2up.

These impressions are from the first edition by Chereau and were published with Royal privilege (“C. P. R.” [Cum Privilegio Regis]).

Soft-ground etchings with stipple roulette in the crayon manner (Manière de crayon) printed in sanguine coloured ink on laid paper trimmed within the platemark with loss of the plate numbers.

Size of plate 2: (sheet) 38.5 x 24.2 cm.

Inscribed in plate: (upper right) “I”.

Inscribed in plate along the lower edge: (left) “Caillouet Del.”; (left of centre) “Chereau Exc.” (right of centre) “C. P. R.”; (right) “Lucien sculp.”

Condition: strong and well-printed lifetime impressions. Beyond minor chips and handling marks, both sheets are in a very good condition with no stains of other significant issues.

Price & Shipping: AU$324 in total for the set of both etchings (approximately US$213.38 / €183.47 / £161.53), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties are the buyer's responsibility.

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Jean-Baptiste Lucien’s stipple etching, “Architectural Ornaments and Profile Views”, c1778, after André-Louis Caillouet

Jean-Baptiste Lucien (c1748–1806)

“Architectural Ornaments and Profile Views” (descriptive title only), c1778, plate M from the twelfth book of designs after André-Louis Caillouet (fl.c.1778–1817), published in Paris in 1778 by Jacques François Chereau (1742–1794) in “Principes d'Ornemens: Contenant les Premières Esquisses, Feurons, Chapiteaux, Modillons, Frises, Vases et Autres Parties d'Architecture” (Ornament Principles: Containing the First Sketches, Feurons, Capitals, Modillions, Friezes, Vases and Other Parts of Architecture) and later in 1803 by François Étienne Joubert (fl. 1787–1836) (see the account of this publication offered by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/712263) and the online view of this publication offered by archive.org (https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010924575/page/n90/mode/2up).

Etching with stipple roulette in the crayon manner (Manière de crayon) printed in sanguine coloured ink on laid paper backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 31.5 x 46.5cm; (plate) 24.8 x 38.3 cm.

Inscribed in plate: (upper right) “M”; (lower left) “Caillouet inv.”; (lower centre) “XII^e Cahier/ de Principes d'Ornement, Dessinés par Caillouet./ A Paris chez Joubert, rue des Mathurins, aux deux/ Pitiers d'Or.”; (lower right) “Lucien sculps.”

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression laid upon an archival support sheet of millennium quality washi paper. There is a replenished hole at lower centre with toning and fracturing of the sheet at its edges.

I am selling this very beautiful sheet of classical architectural designs, for AU$202 (currently US$144.73/EUR127.64/GBP108.57at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

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Jean-Baptiste Lucien’s crayon-manner etching, “Acanthus Leaf Ornaments: Plate 2”, 1778, after André-Louis Caillouet

Jean-Baptiste Lucien (1748–1806)

“Acanthus Leaf Ornaments: Plate 2” (descriptive title only), 1778, after the design by André-Louis Caillouet (fl.c.1778–1817), published from 1778 to 1803—I believe that the earlier editions are printed in sanguine coloured ink and the later editions in black ink—by Jacques François Chereau (1742–1794) in “Principes d'ornemens: contenant les premières esquisses, fleurons, chapiteaux, modillons, frises, vases et autres parties d'architecture” (see the account of this publication offered by the Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/712263 and a later edition published by Joubert and printed in black ink available for online viewing/downloading offered by archive.org: https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010924575/page/n35/mode/2up).

Crayon manner (Manière de crayon) etching printed in sanguine coloured ink on laid paper backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 30 x 41.1 cm; (plate) 24.6 x 37.8 cm.

Inscribed on plate: (upper-right corner) “E”; (lower-left corner) “Caillouet Del”; (lower-left of centre) “Chereau Exc.”; (lower-right of centre) “APDR.”; (lower-right corner) Lucien Sculp. 2”.

Condition: richly inked and strong impression laid upon an archival support sheet of millennium quality washi paper. The sheet is in an excellent condition.

I am selling this very beautiful etching executed with a stipple roulette designed to mimic the grainy lines of a chalk drawing, for AU$194 (currently US$135.57/EUR118.74/GBP107.93 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).

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Crayon-manner stippled engraving of a poppy attributed to Jean-Baptiste Lucien

Unidentified artist but most probably Jean-Baptiste Lucien (c.1748–1806), published by Jacques François Chereau (1742–94).

(Note that the attribution to Jean-Baptiste Lucien and the circa dating is based entirely on the similarity of this prints to the work of Lucien and Chereau’s publication of Lucien’s crayon manner ornamental designs.)

“Poppy Study” (descriptive title only and I may be wrong with my attribution of the type of flower represented), c.1780, (sheet) 34 x 25 cm, (plate) 30.5 x 22.8 cm

Crayon-manner stippled engravings printed in sanguine ink on fine laid paper.

Condition: crisp, strong impression with margins. There are some blurred lines created during the wiping of the lowest leaf. The sheet is in good condition for its age but there are a few dot stains in the lower margin.

I am selling this original stipple engraving attributed to Lucien for the total cost of AU$78 (currently US$59.07/EUR53.62/GBP44.83 at the time of posting this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world.

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My attribution of this flower study to Lucien is probably not as important as simply seeing such a beautiful rendering of what I assume is a poppy. The stipple technique used to render the study gives the image great delicacy and freshness. Moreover, the broken line created by the roulette wheel employed to inscribe each line pictorially melds the form of the poppy with the white of the sheet. Going further, this effect of the stippling helps to suggest that the white of the paper is more than simply the colour of the paper, but rather a void of space of undefinable depth and brilliance.

Jean-Baptiste Lucien (attributed) crayon-manner stippled engravings after Jacques François Chereau

Unidentified artist but most probably Jean-Baptiste Lucien (c.1748–1806) after the design by André-Louis Caillouet (c.1778–1817), published by Jacques François Chereau (1742–94).

(Note that the attribution to Jean-Baptiste Lucien and the circa dating is based entirely on the similarity of these prints to the work of Lucien and his publication of crayon manner ornamental designs.)

(upper image) “Plate 56”, c.1780, (sheet) 25 x 34 cm, (plate) 23.8 x 31.1 cm

(lower image) “Plate 71”, c.1780, (sheet) 25 x 34 cm, (plate) 23 x 29.8 cm

Crayon-manner stippled engravings printed in sanguine ink on fine laid paper.

The National Gallery of Art offers the following description of the crayon manner printing process

“Chalk manner (also called crayon manner) is a printmaking technique that imitates the appearance of chalk lines. … Special toothed tools—roulettes, mattoirs (punches), champignons (literally, "mushrooms"), and the like—were used to create dotted patterns on the plate that suggest the grainy appearance of chalk strokes on paper.” (https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/clrflimpr-tech.shtm)

Lettered with the plate numbers (upper left) and copyright “Privilége du Roȉ”(lower left)

Condition: prints are strong impressions with margins in very good condition for their age (i.e. the sheets have no tears, stains, holes, folds or foxing).

I am selling both of these original crayon-manner stippled engravings for the total cost of AU$128 (currently US$111.93/EUR101.45/GBP86.51 at the time of posting this print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world.

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If my attribution of these prints to a folio by Jean-Baptiste Lucien is correct, then the following information offered by The Metropolitan Museum is interesting:

“The publisher Chéreau advertised the work as being in preparation as early as 1778 … : [Google Translation from French] 'Now etched in this way [in imitation of Crayon], a significant result of the Drawings of ornaments from the most beautiful monuments of Rome, this suite will contain rosettes, the friezes, the Capitals, & c. & Will be updated by notebooks of different sizes & at various prices. It will form a very interesting volume useful to artists. The first notebooks [to be published] sometime in 1778.’” (See the original French text at: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/712263)