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Qu'en Dit L'Abbe?
Peint à la Gouasse par N. Lavreince, Peintre du Roi de Suede. Grave par N. De Launay, Graveur du Rois de France et de Dannemarck, et des acad.ies de France et de Copenhague.
[Paris: Nicolas de Launay, 1788.]
Engraving, proof before dedication and publication line. 475 x 350mm (18¾ x 13¾"), large margins on 3 sides. Cut to platemark at bottom.
'What says the abbot?'. While having her hair dressed, a woman asks one of her companions his views on an embroidered fabric her servants hold up. A musician tunes his guitar. Engraved by Nicolas De Launay (1739- c.1792) after Swedish miniature painter Nicolas Lavreince (1737-1807).
L & D 94, state ii.
[Ref: 63353] £550.00
Peint à la Gouasse par N. Lavreince, Peintre du Roi de Suede. Grave par N. De Launay, Graveur du Rois de France et de Dannemarck, et des acad.ies de France et de Copenhague.
[Paris: Nicolas de Launay, 1788.]
Engraving, proof before dedication and publication line. 475 x 350mm (18¾ x 13¾"), large margins on 3 sides. Cut to platemark at bottom.
'What says the abbot?'. While having her hair dressed, a woman asks one of her companions his views on an embroidered fabric her servants hold up. A musician tunes his guitar. Engraved by Nicolas De Launay (1739- c.1792) after Swedish miniature painter Nicolas Lavreince (1737-1807).
L & D 94, state ii.
[Ref: 63353] £550.00
Second Voyage Aérien. Expériénce faite dans le Jardin Thueilleries par M.M. Charles et Robert, le 1.er x.bre 1783. Le Globe en Taffettas gommé de 26 Pieds de diamètre était plein d'Air inflammable.
Dessiné par le Ch.r de Lorimier. Gravé par N. De Launay.
[n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. Sheet 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate, repair on right edge, paper toned.
A view of a balloon carrying professor Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert away from the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, on the 1st December 1783. Coming less than a fortnight after Montolfier's first balloon flight, this was the first using hydrogen rather than hot air. Among the 400,000 spectators reported were Montgolfier and Benjamin Franklin.
[Ref: 57654] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Dessiné par le Ch.r de Lorimier. Gravé par N. De Launay.
[n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. Sheet 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate, repair on right edge, paper toned.
A view of a balloon carrying professor Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert away from the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, on the 1st December 1783. Coming less than a fortnight after Montolfier's first balloon flight, this was the first using hydrogen rather than hot air. Among the 400,000 spectators reported were Montgolfier and Benjamin Franklin.
[Ref: 57654] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![Le Billet Doux [scratched title in vignette].](jpegs/63354.jpg)
Le Billet Doux [scratched title in vignette].
Peint é la Gouasse par N. Lavreince. et gravé par N. De Launay.
[Paris: Nicolas de Launay, c.1778.]
Engraving, proof before full title and dedication. 470 x 350mm (18½ x 13¾"). Repaired tear left margin. Bit messy at top.
A rich interior with musical instruments on the right. A young man discusses a musical score with an older lady, while furtively passing a love letter to a young woman sitting behind him with an embroidery hoop Engraved by Nicolas De Launay (1739- c.1792) after Swedish miniature painter Nicolas Lavreince (1737-1807). This print was advertised in the 'Journal des Sciences et des Beaux Arts' on 30 March 1778.
L & D 95, state ii.
[Ref: 63354] £360.00
Peint é la Gouasse par N. Lavreince. et gravé par N. De Launay.
[Paris: Nicolas de Launay, c.1778.]
Engraving, proof before full title and dedication. 470 x 350mm (18½ x 13¾"). Repaired tear left margin. Bit messy at top.
A rich interior with musical instruments on the right. A young man discusses a musical score with an older lady, while furtively passing a love letter to a young woman sitting behind him with an embroidery hoop Engraved by Nicolas De Launay (1739- c.1792) after Swedish miniature painter Nicolas Lavreince (1737-1807). This print was advertised in the 'Journal des Sciences et des Beaux Arts' on 30 March 1778.
L & D 95, state ii.
[Ref: 63354] £360.00
Bienfaisance d'une Famille Sauvage du Canada, envers des Français
J.M. Moreau le Jeane, Del. N. De Launay sculp. 1780.
[Geneva: Pellet, c.1780.]
Engraving with large margins. 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½").
'Charity of a savage family in Canada towards the French'. A plate from the Abbé Raynal's 'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens des Européens dans les deux Indes', a study of colonialism heavily influenced by the Englightenment, banned in his native France in 1779.
[Ref: 31842] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
J.M. Moreau le Jeane, Del. N. De Launay sculp. 1780.
[Geneva: Pellet, c.1780.]
Engraving with large margins. 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½").
'Charity of a savage family in Canada towards the French'. A plate from the Abbé Raynal's 'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens des Européens dans les deux Indes', a study of colonialism heavily influenced by the Englightenment, banned in his native France in 1779.
[Ref: 31842] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
King Charles the 2nd Landing on the Beach at Dover. From the original Picture in the possession of The Right Honourable the Earl Grosvenor.
Painted by B. West Historical Painter to His Majesty. Etch'd by Will.m Woollett, Historical Engraver to His Majesty. Engraved by De Launay.
Published as the Act directs, by B. West, E. Woollett & J. Hall, London. [n.d. c.1815.]
Copper engraving. 310 x 362mm. 12¼ x 14¼". Trimmed and glued to backing sheet.
Charles II returning to England after exile, on the beach being greeted by General Monk, the Dukes of Gloucester and York, the Earl of Clarendon and Sir John Grenville and others, with Dover Castle in the background. After Benjamin West, American-born painter who succeeded Reynolds as President of the Royal Academy of Arts.
[Ref: 24356] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by B. West Historical Painter to His Majesty. Etch'd by Will.m Woollett, Historical Engraver to His Majesty. Engraved by De Launay.
Published as the Act directs, by B. West, E. Woollett & J. Hall, London. [n.d. c.1815.]
Copper engraving. 310 x 362mm. 12¼ x 14¼". Trimmed and glued to backing sheet.
Charles II returning to England after exile, on the beach being greeted by General Monk, the Dukes of Gloucester and York, the Earl of Clarendon and Sir John Grenville and others, with Dover Castle in the background. After Benjamin West, American-born painter who succeeded Reynolds as President of the Royal Academy of Arts.
[Ref: 24356] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Le carquois épuisé.]](jpegs/63337.jpg)
[Le carquois épuisé.]
Peint é la gouasse par P.A. Baudouin. Gravé par N. de Launay.
[Paris: Nicolas de Launay, 1775.]
Etching with engraving, rare proof before title. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Top left corner of margin rebuilt.
'The Empty Quiver'. A young man lounges on a bed watching a woman tidying herself up after their encounter.
[Ref: 63337] £380.00 (£456.00 incl.VAT)
Peint é la gouasse par P.A. Baudouin. Gravé par N. de Launay.
[Paris: Nicolas de Launay, 1775.]
Etching with engraving, rare proof before title. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Top left corner of margin rebuilt.
'The Empty Quiver'. A young man lounges on a bed watching a woman tidying herself up after their encounter.
[Ref: 63337] £380.00 (£456.00 incl.VAT)
Les Baignets. Dedies a Madame la Presidente du Plaa. Par...De Launay.
H. Fragonard inv. et del. N. De Launay Sculp.
AParis chez De Launay, Graveur du Roy, la Porte Cochère près la rue des Rats, Rue de la Bucherie. A.P.D.R. [n.d., 1782.]
Engraving, 290 x 330mm. 11½ x 13". Rather tatty extremities.
A rustic interior, children sitting at a table watching a woman, kneeling by the fireplace, making some fritters in a frying pan. In an oval frame on a pedestal with coat of arms. After Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732 - 1806), painter and etcher; pupil of Chardin, then Boucher. It was advertised in the 'Journal de Paris' 2 May 1782; from a set of eight.
[Ref: 11508] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
H. Fragonard inv. et del. N. De Launay Sculp.
AParis chez De Launay, Graveur du Roy, la Porte Cochère près la rue des Rats, Rue de la Bucherie. A.P.D.R. [n.d., 1782.]
Engraving, 290 x 330mm. 11½ x 13". Rather tatty extremities.
A rustic interior, children sitting at a table watching a woman, kneeling by the fireplace, making some fritters in a frying pan. In an oval frame on a pedestal with coat of arms. After Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732 - 1806), painter and etcher; pupil of Chardin, then Boucher. It was advertised in the 'Journal de Paris' 2 May 1782; from a set of eight.
[Ref: 11508] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Voilà la Monnoie des tributs que paye le Roi de Portugal.
J.M. Moreau le Jeane, Del. N. De Launay sculp. 1780.
[Geneva: Pellet, c.1780.]
Engraving with large margins. 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½").
Alfonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515), a Portuguese adventurer, built a fortress in Hormuz in 1509, dominating the entrance of the Persian Gulf. An insurrection by his lieutenants weakened him, but when the Persians demanded tribute from the Portuguese, Albuquerque showed him some guns and cannon balls and said 'Here is the tribute the king of Portugal will pay'. A plate from the Abbé Raynal's 'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens des Européens dans les deux Indes', a study of colonialism heavily influenced by the Englightenment, banned in his native France in 1779.
[Ref: 31841] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J.M. Moreau le Jeane, Del. N. De Launay sculp. 1780.
[Geneva: Pellet, c.1780.]
Engraving with large margins. 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½").
Alfonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515), a Portuguese adventurer, built a fortress in Hormuz in 1509, dominating the entrance of the Persian Gulf. An insurrection by his lieutenants weakened him, but when the Persians demanded tribute from the Portuguese, Albuquerque showed him some guns and cannon balls and said 'Here is the tribute the king of Portugal will pay'. A plate from the Abbé Raynal's 'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens des Européens dans les deux Indes', a study of colonialism heavily influenced by the Englightenment, banned in his native France in 1779.
[Ref: 31841] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Les Espagnols se rendent maitre de Montezuma dans Mexico même.
J.M. Moreau le Jeane, Del. N. De Launay sculp. 1780.
[Geneva: Pellet, c.1780.]
Engraving with large margins. 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½").
The capture of the Aztec king Montezuma by the Spanish. A plate from the Abbé Raynal's 'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens des Européens dans les deux Indes', a study of colonialism heavily influenced by the Englightenment, banned in his native France in 1779.
[Ref: 31840] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
J.M. Moreau le Jeane, Del. N. De Launay sculp. 1780.
[Geneva: Pellet, c.1780.]
Engraving with large margins. 280 x 215mm (11 x 8½").
The capture of the Aztec king Montezuma by the Spanish. A plate from the Abbé Raynal's 'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens des Européens dans les deux Indes', a study of colonialism heavily influenced by the Englightenment, banned in his native France in 1779.
[Ref: 31840] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Premier Voyage Aerien En Presence de M.gr le Dauphin. Experience faite dans le Jardin de la Muette, Sous la Direction de M.r Montgolfier, Par M.r le Marquis d'Arlandes et M.r Pilatre du Rosier, le 21. 9.bre 1783. Vue de la Terrasse de M.r Fraanklin a Passi.
Dessine par le Ch.er de Lorimier. Grave par N.De Launay.
Engraving, sheet 180 x 115mm (7 x 4½"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet.
A view of the first free flight by humans in a Montgolfier balloon, on 21st November 1783. It was made by Pilâtre de Rozier (1754 - 1785), together with an army officer, the marquis d'Arlandes (François Laurent (1742 -1809)). The flight began from the grounds of the Château de la Muette close to the Bois de Boulogne park in the western outskirts of Paris. They flew about 3,000 feet (910 m) above Paris for a distance of nine kilometers. After 25 minutes, the balloon landed between the windmills, outside the city ramparts, on the Butte-aux-Cailles. Enough fuel remained on board at the end of the flight to have allowed the balloon to fly four to five times as far. However, burning embers from the fire were scorching the balloon fabric and had to be daubed out with sponges. As it appeared it could destroy the balloon, Pilâtre took off his coat to stop the fire.
See 57654 & 57655 for second voyage. From the Collection of Christopher Hatton Turnor 1840-1914 Author of "Astra Castra"
[Ref: 58172] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Dessine par le Ch.er de Lorimier. Grave par N.De Launay.
Engraving, sheet 180 x 115mm (7 x 4½"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet.
A view of the first free flight by humans in a Montgolfier balloon, on 21st November 1783. It was made by Pilâtre de Rozier (1754 - 1785), together with an army officer, the marquis d'Arlandes (François Laurent (1742 -1809)). The flight began from the grounds of the Château de la Muette close to the Bois de Boulogne park in the western outskirts of Paris. They flew about 3,000 feet (910 m) above Paris for a distance of nine kilometers. After 25 minutes, the balloon landed between the windmills, outside the city ramparts, on the Butte-aux-Cailles. Enough fuel remained on board at the end of the flight to have allowed the balloon to fly four to five times as far. However, burning embers from the fire were scorching the balloon fabric and had to be daubed out with sponges. As it appeared it could destroy the balloon, Pilâtre took off his coat to stop the fire.
See 57654 & 57655 for second voyage. From the Collection of Christopher Hatton Turnor 1840-1914 Author of "Astra Castra"
[Ref: 58172] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
La Félicité Villageoise, Gravé d'après le Dessin de Freudeberg, Par Delignon. [&] La Gaieté Conjugale. Gravé d'après le Dessin de Freudeberg, Par de Launay.
Dessiné par S. Freudeberg. Gravé sous la Direction de N. De Launay, par J.L Délignon, son Eleve. [&] Dessiné par S. Freudeberg. Gravé par N. De Launay
à Paris chez De Launay Rue et Porte St Jacques No 112.
Pair of etchings; later issue. 330 x 365mm (13 x 14¼"). Extremely large margins.
Two oval scenes of domestic romance after Swiss artist Sigmund Freudenberger.
[Ref: 38227] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
Dessiné par S. Freudeberg. Gravé sous la Direction de N. De Launay, par J.L Délignon, son Eleve. [&] Dessiné par S. Freudeberg. Gravé par N. De Launay
à Paris chez De Launay Rue et Porte St Jacques No 112.
Pair of etchings; later issue. 330 x 365mm (13 x 14¼"). Extremely large margins.
Two oval scenes of domestic romance after Swiss artist Sigmund Freudenberger.
[Ref: 38227] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec.
Painted by B. West. Engraved by de Launay.
London Published by Tessari & Co. [n.d., c.1790.]
Stipple and etching with small margins. Platemark: 325 x 400mm (12¾ x 15¾"). Repaired tear in lower margin. Light foxing in margins.
General James Wolfe (1727-59), killed at the moment of his famous victory over the French at Quebec, which delivered Canada into the hands of the British. Wolfe, supported by three grenadiers, succumbs to his fatal wounds, watched by nine other officers and a native American warrior to the left. After Pennsylvanian painter Benjamin West (1738 - 1820). West moved to London in 1763, where he remained, becoming President of the Royal Academy.
[Ref: 35771] £530.00
Painted by B. West. Engraved by de Launay.
London Published by Tessari & Co. [n.d., c.1790.]
Stipple and etching with small margins. Platemark: 325 x 400mm (12¾ x 15¾"). Repaired tear in lower margin. Light foxing in margins.
General James Wolfe (1727-59), killed at the moment of his famous victory over the French at Quebec, which delivered Canada into the hands of the British. Wolfe, supported by three grenadiers, succumbs to his fatal wounds, watched by nine other officers and a native American warrior to the left. After Pennsylvanian painter Benjamin West (1738 - 1820). West moved to London in 1763, where he remained, becoming President of the Royal Academy.
[Ref: 35771] £530.00