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[Dancing Dogs]
[Dancing Dogs]
J.B. Huet del
Bonnet direx [c.1780]
Rare stipple printed in colours, sheet 210 x 270mm (8¼ x 10½"). Trimmed, left hand corner missing.
Two dogs in human dress dance, supervised by their master. Dancing dogs were a popular street entertainment in the 18th century, and appear in the artwork of many artists, including Carle Vernet and George Morland. By, or perhaps after Jean-Baptiste Huet I (1745-1811), painter and engraver. Huet made his name as an animal painter with his 1769 painting of a dog attacking geese (Paris, Louvre).
[Ref: 39655]   £450.00  
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[Study of a terrier dog in a larder.]
[Study of a terrier dog in a larder.] IIIme Livre D'Etude D'Animaux Dessine par Huet Peintre du Roi.
Demarteau sculp.
A Paris ches Demarteau Graveur du Roi rue de la Pellerie a la Cloche. [n.d., c.1770.]
Etching and crayon-manner printed in sanguine, 230 x 310mm. 9 x 12¼".
Behind the dog's head is a dead lamb and fowl. From a series of animal studies published by engraver Gilles Demarteau (1722 - 1776), specialist in crayon manner, after Jean Baptiste Huet (1745 - 1811).
[Ref: 19408]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Vue d'une Fontaine Antique.
Vue d'une Fontaine Antique. Tiré du Cabinet de Monsieur Lallyé.
J.B. Huet delin. Jubier Sculp.
[n.d. c.1780.] [A Paris chez Bonnet, rue St Jacques, au coin de celle de la Parcheminerie.]
Hand-coloured crayon-manner. 241 x 310mm (9½ x 12¼"). Trimmed.
A classical scene with woman and children; another child and woman stood by an old tomb which has been turned into a fountain; two hens and dog by fountain.
[Ref: 28680]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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[La Liseuse - The Reader.] Dédié a M.e Huet par son trés humble et trés obéissant Serviteur Demarteau.
[La Liseuse - The Reader.] Dédié a M.e Huet par son trés humble et trés obéissant Serviteur Demarteau.
Dessiné par J.B. Huet Peintre du Roi.
[n.d., c.1785.]
Crayon manner by Gilles Demarteau, printed in black and sanquine. Sheet 310 x 245mm, 12¼ x 9½". Trimmed within plate. Unexamined out of frame.
Oval portrait of the artist's wife, within a roccoco border.
[Ref: 13270]   £690.00  
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[Musicienne]
[Musicienne] Dedie a M.e Huet. No.483.
Dessine par J.B Huet Pentre du Roi. PAr son tres humble et tres obeissant Serviteur Damrteau.
A Paris ches Demarteau et Pensionnaire du Roi rue de la Pelierie a la Cloche. [n.d. c.1773]
Very rare crayon-manner etching with fine hand colour. Sheet 335 x 270mm (13¼ x 10½"). Trimmed to square trompe-l'œil border. Small tears repaired with acid free tape. Very slight loss bottom left.
A woman wearing a ruffled dress and feathered hat sits on a chair playing a lute. This could be Madame Huet playing the mandolin. Published by engraver Gilles Demarteau (1722 - 1776), a specialist in crayon manner, after Jean Baptiste Huet (1745 - 1811).
[Ref: 63088]   £780.00  
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La Soeur donne les Etrennes a son Frere.
La Soeur donne les Etrennes a son Frere.
J.B. Huet del. Bonnet direx 1791.
A Paris chez Bonnett, rue du Platre S. Jacques, N.º 12.
Rare crayon-manner etching, printed in colours, in ink verso F.A. Maglin 1899. Sheet 185 x 215mm (7¼ x 8½"). Trimmed within plate.
The sister gives a New Year's gift of a puppet to her brother.
[Ref: 68119]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Rustic lovers.]
[Rustic lovers.]
J.B. Huet peintre du Roy. Graveé par Debucourt 1789.
Etching with fine hand colour. Framed, window area 210 x 160mm (8¼ x 10¼"). Unexamined out of frame.
A shepherdess and her lover under an architectural caprice, Cupid hovering at her shoulder.
[Ref: 33153]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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