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Statues et bustes antiques des maisons royales
Title
[Statues et bustes antiques des maisons royales].
Published
[Paris?], [1669-1681]
Physical Description
1 volume ([61] leaves) : engraving ; 50.3 x 34 cm.
Local Notes
BAC N7420 .S26c+: Imperfect: comprises the 18 plates by Mellan, lacking the plates by Baudet. Closely trimmed at top and bottom, with loss of captions. Bound with: Sandrart, Joachim von. Sculpturae veteris admiranda, sive, Delineatio vera perfectissimarum eminentissimarumque statuarum (Norimbergae : Christiani Sigismundi Frobergii, 1680). The volume bound in later red leather, stamped in gold on front covers with armorial of Mark Masterman Sykes, baronet, of Sledmere, beneath the initials S.M.M. Armorial bookplates: John, Duke of Bedford; "Du cabinet de [blank]".
Notes
The plates bear captions in French, with translation in Latin. Plates [1-18] are signed by C. Mellan, plates [19-61] are signed by E. Baudet. The dates inscribed range from 1669 to 1681.
Title from: Préaud.
Biographical / Historical Note
Claude Mellan, an engraver, painter and draughtsman from Abbeville, was appointed graveur ordinaire du Roi. He was commissionned to engrave the French royal collection of antique statues, a task that was continued from 1675 to 1681 by the engraver Etienne Baudet.
Summary
A suite of prints showing statues and busts from the collection of Louis XIV at the Palais des Tuileries.
Variant and related titles
Tableaux du cabinet du roy
Cabinet du roy
Format
Images
Language
French; Latin
Added to Catalog
April 12, 2024
References
Estampes d'après l'antique, nos. 1-61
Préaud, M. Claude Mellan, nos. 231-248
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Engravings.
Armorial bindings.
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