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Achille Reconnu par Ulysse. Du Cabinet de M.gr Le Duc de Praslin. Grandeur de 42. Pouces sur 32.
Peint pas D. Teniers dans le Goût de Rubens. Gravé à l'Eau-forte par Martini et terminé par J. Ph. le Bas 1772.
A Paris ches le Bas Graveur Pensionnaire du Roi, Conseiller en son Académie de Peinture &c. rue de la Harpe. No.78 de l'Oeuvre de Teniers.
Engraving. Plate: 290 x 345mm (11½ x 13½"), with large margins Marks in top margin.
A classical scene showing Ulysses discovering the young Achilles hidden amongst the women. Ulysses is sent to find Achilles as a prophecy stated that Troy will not fall without him, however Achilles' mother, discovering that he would die should he go to war, hid him amongst the women of the house by dressing him as a girl. The scene shows Achilles betraying himself by being the only 'girl' to be interested in the weapons concealed amongst the gifts presented to the group by Ulysses.
[Ref: 47565] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Peint pas D. Teniers dans le Goût de Rubens. Gravé à l'Eau-forte par Martini et terminé par J. Ph. le Bas 1772.
A Paris ches le Bas Graveur Pensionnaire du Roi, Conseiller en son Académie de Peinture &c. rue de la Harpe. No.78 de l'Oeuvre de Teniers.
Engraving. Plate: 290 x 345mm (11½ x 13½"), with large margins Marks in top margin.
A classical scene showing Ulysses discovering the young Achilles hidden amongst the women. Ulysses is sent to find Achilles as a prophecy stated that Troy will not fall without him, however Achilles' mother, discovering that he would die should he go to war, hid him amongst the women of the house by dressing him as a girl. The scene shows Achilles betraying himself by being the only 'girl' to be interested in the weapons concealed amongst the gifts presented to the group by Ulysses.
[Ref: 47565] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Vue des Environs de Bruxelles.
Brugles de Velours pinx. J.P. Le Bas Sculp.
A Paris chez Jean, rue Jean de Beauvais, No.32. [n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving. Plate 280 x 380mm. 11 x 15". Large margins.
A scene in the countryside outside of Brussels. Cows are being herded as they walk past the stream. A carraige has arrived with people returning from market. In the background, a man attends to the wood, and a group of people drink and chatter in the road. Engraved after Jan Brueghel the Elder, frequently referred to as 'Velvet' Brueghel, as here.
[Ref: 16495] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Brugles de Velours pinx. J.P. Le Bas Sculp.
A Paris chez Jean, rue Jean de Beauvais, No.32. [n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving. Plate 280 x 380mm. 11 x 15". Large margins.
A scene in the countryside outside of Brussels. Cows are being herded as they walk past the stream. A carraige has arrived with people returning from market. In the background, a man attends to the wood, and a group of people drink and chatter in the road. Engraved after Jan Brueghel the Elder, frequently referred to as 'Velvet' Brueghel, as here.
[Ref: 16495] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Jeu de Boule, Ou IV.e Vûë de Flandre. 26
D. Teniers pinx. Le Bas Sculp.
a Paris chez J.P. Le Bas graveur du Roy, rüe de la Harpe vis a vis la rüe Percée 1742.
Etching. 365 x 460mm (14½ x 18"). Narrow margins, worm holes filled.
A group of boys play boule in a village.
[Ref: 45786] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
D. Teniers pinx. Le Bas Sculp.
a Paris chez J.P. Le Bas graveur du Roy, rüe de la Harpe vis a vis la rüe Percée 1742.
Etching. 365 x 460mm (14½ x 18"). Narrow margins, worm holes filled.
A group of boys play boule in a village.
[Ref: 45786] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Premiere Veue de Charenton. Dedié à Mr Portail Peintre du Roy, et Garde des Plans et Tableaux de sa Majesté Par son très humble et très obeissant Serviteur J. Ph. Le Bas Graveur du Cabinet du Roy.
F. Boucher pinx. J. Ph. Le Bas Sculp.
AParis chez J. Ph. Le Bas Graveur de Cabinet du Roy rue de la Harpe 1747.
Etching with engraving. 320 x 385mm (12½ x 15¼"). Worm trail just entering plate at top.
A view of the water mill 'Quiquengrogne' in Charenton, at the junction of the Seine and Marne rivers outside Paris. The original, painted 1739, is in a private collection; the painting of the 'Seconde vue' engraved by Le Bas after Boucher is in 'The Toledo Museum of Art'.
[Ref: 57923] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
F. Boucher pinx. J. Ph. Le Bas Sculp.
AParis chez J. Ph. Le Bas Graveur de Cabinet du Roy rue de la Harpe 1747.
Etching with engraving. 320 x 385mm (12½ x 15¼"). Worm trail just entering plate at top.
A view of the water mill 'Quiquengrogne' in Charenton, at the junction of the Seine and Marne rivers outside Paris. The original, painted 1739, is in a private collection; the painting of the 'Seconde vue' engraved by Le Bas after Boucher is in 'The Toledo Museum of Art'.
[Ref: 57923] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
La Basse Cour. Dediée a Monsieur le Marquis de Mirabeau Par son tres humble serviteur J.P. Le Bas.
D. Teniers pinx. J.P. Le Bas Sculp.
A Paris Chez l'Auteur Graveur du Roy rue de la Harpe 1743.
Etching, fine impression. 365 x 450mm (14½ x 17¾"). Trimmed close to plate.
The interior of a stable, with cows, pigs and chickens. A couple feed the cattle.
BM 1850,0713.62.
[Ref: 43465] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
D. Teniers pinx. J.P. Le Bas Sculp.
A Paris Chez l'Auteur Graveur du Roy rue de la Harpe 1743.
Etching, fine impression. 365 x 450mm (14½ x 17¾"). Trimmed close to plate.
The interior of a stable, with cows, pigs and chickens. A couple feed the cattle.
BM 1850,0713.62.
[Ref: 43465] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Dutch interior.] Tiré du Cabinet de M.r le Brun](jpegs/57497.jpg)
[Dutch interior.] Tiré du Cabinet de M.r le Brun
Ostade pinx. Terminé par J.B. LeBas en 1771.
à Paris chez L'auteur rue de Gros Chenet No 47 et chez Poignant rue de Hôtel Serpente [n.d., c.1788].
Engraving. 215 z 170mm (8½ x 6¾") very large margins.
Three Dutch peasants looking at a printed broadside. On the table is a pack of cards. From the series 'Galerie des peintres flamands, hollandais et allemands de Le Brun', 1777-1791.
From the Airlie collection, Cortachy Castle.
[Ref: 57497] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Ostade pinx. Terminé par J.B. LeBas en 1771.
à Paris chez L'auteur rue de Gros Chenet No 47 et chez Poignant rue de Hôtel Serpente [n.d., c.1788].
Engraving. 215 z 170mm (8½ x 6¾") very large margins.
Three Dutch peasants looking at a printed broadside. On the table is a pack of cards. From the series 'Galerie des peintres flamands, hollandais et allemands de Le Brun', 1777-1791.
From the Airlie collection, Cortachy Castle.
[Ref: 57497] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Rue d'un Camp Destiné pour une Brigade des Gardes du Corps. Dedié a Monseigneur le Duc de Villeroy Pair de France [...]
Chantreau pinxit. J.P. Le Bas Sculp. 1742.
A Paris chez J.P. Le Bas Graveur du Roy rue de la Harpe, vis a vis la rue Percée.
Etching, rare & good impression, platemark 220 x 275mm (8¾ x 10¾"), with very large margins.
Fine encampment scene after a painting by the little-known Frennch painter Jérôme François Chantereau (1710-57). Influenced by Watteau and Chardin, Chantereau painted a number of pictures for the king of Denmark.
[Ref: 44116] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Chantreau pinxit. J.P. Le Bas Sculp. 1742.
A Paris chez J.P. Le Bas Graveur du Roy rue de la Harpe, vis a vis la rue Percée.
Etching, rare & good impression, platemark 220 x 275mm (8¾ x 10¾"), with very large margins.
Fine encampment scene after a painting by the little-known Frennch painter Jérôme François Chantereau (1710-57). Influenced by Watteau and Chardin, Chantereau painted a number of pictures for the king of Denmark.
[Ref: 44116] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Vue De Flandres. Grave d'après le Tableau Original de Teniers, de même grandeur Tiré du Cabinet du Chevalier de la Roque. 20,
D. Teniers pinx. Le Bas Sculp.
a Paris chez Le Bas Graveur du Roy au bas de la ruë de la Harpe vis a vis la rue Percee chez un Fayancier. 1740.
Etching. 310 x 395mm (12¼ x 15½"), with large margins. Uncut. Small wormhole on printed border at top, stitch holes in top margin.
A landscape with a Flanders village, four figures and a dog in the foreground. From the series 'Vue de Flandres' engraved by by Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-83) after David Teniers the Younger (1610-90).
[Ref: 57922] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
D. Teniers pinx. Le Bas Sculp.
a Paris chez Le Bas Graveur du Roy au bas de la ruë de la Harpe vis a vis la rue Percee chez un Fayancier. 1740.
Etching. 310 x 395mm (12¼ x 15½"), with large margins. Uncut. Small wormhole on printed border at top, stitch holes in top margin.
A landscape with a Flanders village, four figures and a dog in the foreground. From the series 'Vue de Flandres' engraved by by Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-83) after David Teniers the Younger (1610-90).
[Ref: 57922] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
![[Flemish interior with a boy acrobat.] Tiré du Cabinet de M.r le Brun.](jpegs/57498.jpg)
[Flemish interior with a boy acrobat.] Tiré du Cabinet de M.r le Brun.
Q. Messis. Guyard.
à Paris chez L'auteur rue du Gros Chenet No.47 et chez Poignant rue et Hôtel Serpente. [n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving with etching. 205 x 245mm (8 x 9¾"), large margins.
Interior of a Flemish inn, with several peasants watching a young boy performing acrobatics. From the first volume of 'Galerie des peintres flamands hollandais et allemands', a set reproducing paintings by Dutch, Flemish and German masters from the collection of J. B. Lebrun, engraved by various artists from 1777 to 1790 (or 1791), and published in 3 volumes, in 1792 and 1794. The plates were issued in series of twelve.
From the Airlie collection, Cortachy Castle.
[Ref: 57498] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Q. Messis. Guyard.
à Paris chez L'auteur rue du Gros Chenet No.47 et chez Poignant rue et Hôtel Serpente. [n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving with etching. 205 x 245mm (8 x 9¾"), large margins.
Interior of a Flemish inn, with several peasants watching a young boy performing acrobatics. From the first volume of 'Galerie des peintres flamands hollandais et allemands', a set reproducing paintings by Dutch, Flemish and German masters from the collection of J. B. Lebrun, engraved by various artists from 1777 to 1790 (or 1791), and published in 3 volumes, in 1792 and 1794. The plates were issued in series of twelve.
From the Airlie collection, Cortachy Castle.
[Ref: 57498] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Le Souhait De La Bonne Annee Au Grand Papa.
Canot pinx. J. Ph. Le Bas Sculp.
A Paris chez J. Ph. Le Bas Graveur du Cabinet du Roy. Et a Rouen chez J.B. Descamps vis-a-vis S. Amand. 1747.
Etching and engraving, 18th century watermark, 390 x 275mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate. Water stain in title area.
A French interior scene: two children give a birthday present to their grandfather, who sits by a fireplace with tea or coffee on the table in front of him. A handsome clock adorns the mantelpiece. After Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707 - 1783).
[Ref: 53576] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Canot pinx. J. Ph. Le Bas Sculp.
A Paris chez J. Ph. Le Bas Graveur du Cabinet du Roy. Et a Rouen chez J.B. Descamps vis-a-vis S. Amand. 1747.
Etching and engraving, 18th century watermark, 390 x 275mm (15¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate. Water stain in title area.
A French interior scene: two children give a birthday present to their grandfather, who sits by a fireplace with tea or coffee on the table in front of him. A handsome clock adorns the mantelpiece. After Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707 - 1783).
[Ref: 53576] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
To the Memory of the Earl of Godolphin. Ingentes, oculo irretorto, Spectat acervos.
Fr. Monti et N. Ferraivoli et J.P.P. Minindo & Pinx. K.P. Le Bas Sculp. D.M. Fratta, delin.
John Boydell excudit London. [n.d., c.1760.]
Etching. 650 x 515mm (25½ x 20¼"), with very large margins. Tear through title with old repair, some surface soiling, creasing in margins. Margins dusty.
A caprice with an allegorical tomb of the Earl of Godolphin, with people in classical costume performing a sacrifice under a ruined triumphal arch. Behind is a Romanised pyramid, probably based on Rome's tomb of Cestius. From ''Tombeaux des princes et des grands capitaines et autres hommes illustres qui ont fleuri dans la Grande Bretagne vers la fin du XVIIe et le commencement du XVIIIe'', first published in 1741 by theatre manager and art dealer Owen Swiny (1676-1754). Although Swiny planned the series to be 25 plates, only nine were issued. When Swiny died his estate was left in trust for actress Margaret (Peg) Woffington; his collection of paintings were sold in 1755, when presumably Boydell bought the plates of this series.
[Ref: 53904] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Fr. Monti et N. Ferraivoli et J.P.P. Minindo & Pinx. K.P. Le Bas Sculp. D.M. Fratta, delin.
John Boydell excudit London. [n.d., c.1760.]
Etching. 650 x 515mm (25½ x 20¼"), with very large margins. Tear through title with old repair, some surface soiling, creasing in margins. Margins dusty.
A caprice with an allegorical tomb of the Earl of Godolphin, with people in classical costume performing a sacrifice under a ruined triumphal arch. Behind is a Romanised pyramid, probably based on Rome's tomb of Cestius. From ''Tombeaux des princes et des grands capitaines et autres hommes illustres qui ont fleuri dans la Grande Bretagne vers la fin du XVIIe et le commencement du XVIIIe'', first published in 1741 by theatre manager and art dealer Owen Swiny (1676-1754). Although Swiny planned the series to be 25 plates, only nine were issued. When Swiny died his estate was left in trust for actress Margaret (Peg) Woffington; his collection of paintings were sold in 1755, when presumably Boydell bought the plates of this series.
[Ref: 53904] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Danse a l'Italienne. Il vous est doux, Iris, que tous ces Spaetateurs...Qu'inspirent a mon Coeur vos divins agrements. C. Moraine.
C. Parrocel delineavit. Le Bas Sculp.
a Paris chez le Bas graveur du Roy, au bas de la rue de la Harpe vis a vis la rue Percee chez un Fayancier. [n.d. c.1736.]
Etching and engraving with large margins. Plate 260 x 375 One small fox mark in sky.
Italian dance: party of young men and women gathered in a park and watching a couple dancing; on the left, a fountain, and on the right several figures leaning on the parapet of a terrace.
[Ref: 30054] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
C. Parrocel delineavit. Le Bas Sculp.
a Paris chez le Bas graveur du Roy, au bas de la rue de la Harpe vis a vis la rue Percee chez un Fayancier. [n.d. c.1736.]
Etching and engraving with large margins. Plate 260 x 375 One small fox mark in sky.
Italian dance: party of young men and women gathered in a park and watching a couple dancing; on the left, a fountain, and on the right several figures leaning on the parapet of a terrace.
[Ref: 30054] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Huitieme Vue D'Italie. Dedié a Madame la Marquise De Villefort Par son très humble et très obeissant Serviteur Le Bas. 21.
Vernet P. Le Bas d. Helman sculp.
a Paris chés J. Ph. Le Bas Graveur du Cabinet du Roi, rue de la Harpe. [n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 360 x 460mm (14 x 18"). Very large margins.
A storm off the Italian coast with townspeople trying to rescue shipwreck victims.
[Ref: 38118] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Vernet P. Le Bas d. Helman sculp.
a Paris chés J. Ph. Le Bas Graveur du Cabinet du Roi, rue de la Harpe. [n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 360 x 460mm (14 x 18"). Very large margins.
A storm off the Italian coast with townspeople trying to rescue shipwreck victims.
[Ref: 38118] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Igreja de S. Paulo Eglise de S. Paul. No.2.
Jac. Ph. Le Bas sculp 1757.
Avec Privilege du Roy.
Engraving with very large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 305 x 393mm (12 x 15¾").
No.2: The church of San Paulo after its destruction in the Lisbon earthquake. From "Recueil des plus belles ruines de Lisbonne causées par le tremblement et par le feu du premier Novembre 1755".
[Ref: 30444] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Jac. Ph. Le Bas sculp 1757.
Avec Privilege du Roy.
Engraving with very large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 305 x 393mm (12 x 15¾").
No.2: The church of San Paulo after its destruction in the Lisbon earthquake. From "Recueil des plus belles ruines de Lisbonne causées par le tremblement et par le feu du premier Novembre 1755".
[Ref: 30444] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Pense-t-il a la Musique. Du Cabinet de M.gr Le Duc de Prastin.
Tenier pinx. Terminé par J. P. Le Bas en 1771.
A Paris ches Le Bas Graveur Pensionnaire de Roi et Conseiller en son Academie de Peinture Sculpture et Gravure rue de la Harpe.
Engraving. Sheet: 245 x 180mm (9½ x 7"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A scene in which a bagpiper a man and a woman playing a flute sit in a landscape.
[Ref: 47580] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Tenier pinx. Terminé par J. P. Le Bas en 1771.
A Paris ches Le Bas Graveur Pensionnaire de Roi et Conseiller en son Academie de Peinture Sculpture et Gravure rue de la Harpe.
Engraving. Sheet: 245 x 180mm (9½ x 7"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A scene in which a bagpiper a man and a woman playing a flute sit in a landscape.
[Ref: 47580] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Orphée.
Hondius pinxit. Le Bas direxit.
à Paris chéz Le Bas P.r Graveur du Cabinet du Roi, rue de la Harpe. [n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving. 470 x 310mm (17½ x 12¼"), on wove paper, large margins. Smattering of tiny worm holes.
Orpheus playing a lyre surrounded by animals and birds including camels, horses, elephants, swans and parrots. Originally published c.1760.
[Ref: 45382] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Hondius pinxit. Le Bas direxit.
à Paris chéz Le Bas P.r Graveur du Cabinet du Roi, rue de la Harpe. [n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving. 470 x 310mm (17½ x 12¼"), on wove paper, large margins. Smattering of tiny worm holes.
Orpheus playing a lyre surrounded by animals and birds including camels, horses, elephants, swans and parrots. Originally published c.1760.
[Ref: 45382] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
L'Arc-En-Ciel. Seconde Vüe De Flandres. Grave d'après le Tableau Original de Teniers, de même grandeur Tiré du Cabinet du Chevalier de la Roque. 21.
D. Teniers pinx. Le Bas Sculp.
A Paris chez Le Bas Graveur du Roy au bas de la rue de la Harpe vis a vis la rue Percee chez un Fayancier. 1740.
Etching on 18th century watermarked paper; 295 x 375mm (11½ x 14¾"), with very large margins. Uncut.
A rainbow over a Flanders landscape, two figures and a dog in the foreground to right. From the series 'Vue de Flandres' engraved by by Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-83) after David Teniers the Younger (1610-90).
[Ref: 57874] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
D. Teniers pinx. Le Bas Sculp.
A Paris chez Le Bas Graveur du Roy au bas de la rue de la Harpe vis a vis la rue Percee chez un Fayancier. 1740.
Etching on 18th century watermarked paper; 295 x 375mm (11½ x 14¾"), with very large margins. Uncut.
A rainbow over a Flanders landscape, two figures and a dog in the foreground to right. From the series 'Vue de Flandres' engraved by by Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-83) after David Teniers the Younger (1610-90).
[Ref: 57874] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[St Anthony of Padua] St Antoine de Padoüe Prechant aux Oiseaux.](jpegs/56531.jpg)
[St Anthony of Padua] St Antoine de Padoüe Prechant aux Oiseaux.
J.P. Le Bas invenit et fecite.
a Paris chez Le Bas rüe de la Harpe chez un Fayancie a la Rose rouge 1735.
Engraving. 155 x 225mm (6¼ x 9"). Trimmed to plate at top and left.
A scene of Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), preaching to birds on a shore. However the artist, Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-83), has conflated two saints: Anthony preached to fish because the residents of Rimini were unworthy to hear God's word; St Francis of Assisi preached a sermon about God's love for birds.
[Ref: 56531] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J.P. Le Bas invenit et fecite.
a Paris chez Le Bas rüe de la Harpe chez un Fayancie a la Rose rouge 1735.
Engraving. 155 x 225mm (6¼ x 9"). Trimmed to plate at top and left.
A scene of Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), preaching to birds on a shore. However the artist, Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-83), has conflated two saints: Anthony preached to fish because the residents of Rimini were unworthy to hear God's word; St Francis of Assisi preached a sermon about God's love for birds.
[Ref: 56531] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Fireworks at Strasbourg] Représentation des Edifices et Decorations Elevés, et du Feu d'Artifice exécuté le 5 Octobre 1744](jpegs/54038.jpg)
[Fireworks at Strasbourg] Représentation des Edifices et Decorations Elevés, et du Feu d'Artifice exécuté le 5 Octobre 1744 sous le bon plaisir et en presence de Sa Majesté Louis XV, par les Ordres du Magestrat de Strasbourg, sur la Riviere d'Ill, et en façe du Palais Episcopal où Sa Majesté.
Inventé dessiné et dirigé par J.M. Weis Graveur de la Ville de Strasbourg. Gravé par J.B. Le Bas Graveur du Cabinet du Roy.
[n.d., c.1745]
Etching. 450 x 770mm (17¾ x 30¼"), with large margins. Crack in platemark and centrefold margin repaired, faint damp stain affecting margin and title area on left.
A massive fireworks display outside the Episcopal Palace, Strasbourg, with spectators lining the river. In 1744 Louis XIV travelled to Germany to join his army fighting the War of the Austrian Succession. He fell ill, so gravely that his chaplain could blackmail Louis into giving up his mistress before receiving absolution. When he recovered a five-day party was held, with the events recorded in 'Représentation des fêtes données par la ville de Strasbourg pour la convalescence du roi, à l'arrivée et pendant le séjour de Sa Majesté en cette ville', with this being plate 5 of 11.
[Ref: 54038] £650.00
Inventé dessiné et dirigé par J.M. Weis Graveur de la Ville de Strasbourg. Gravé par J.B. Le Bas Graveur du Cabinet du Roy.
[n.d., c.1745]
Etching. 450 x 770mm (17¾ x 30¼"), with large margins. Crack in platemark and centrefold margin repaired, faint damp stain affecting margin and title area on left.
A massive fireworks display outside the Episcopal Palace, Strasbourg, with spectators lining the river. In 1744 Louis XIV travelled to Germany to join his army fighting the War of the Austrian Succession. He fell ill, so gravely that his chaplain could blackmail Louis into giving up his mistress before receiving absolution. When he recovered a five-day party was held, with the events recorded in 'Représentation des fêtes données par la ville de Strasbourg pour la convalescence du roi, à l'arrivée et pendant le séjour de Sa Majesté en cette ville', with this being plate 5 of 11.
[Ref: 54038] £650.00
David Teniers et sa Famille.
D. Teniers, pinx. Jac. Ph. Le Bas Sculp.
[AParis chez l'Auteur au bas de la rue de la Harpe] [n.d., c1747.]
Etching. 370 x 495mm (14½ x 19½"). Trimmed into inscription area, losing dedication and publication line, new margin added, remarque armorial replaced with manuscript. Some foxing.
Portrait of David Teniers and his family, sitting on a terrace, with the artist playing the cello, his wife holding a book, and his son singing.
[Ref: 54289] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
D. Teniers, pinx. Jac. Ph. Le Bas Sculp.
[AParis chez l'Auteur au bas de la rue de la Harpe] [n.d., c1747.]
Etching. 370 x 495mm (14½ x 19½"). Trimmed into inscription area, losing dedication and publication line, new margin added, remarque armorial replaced with manuscript. Some foxing.
Portrait of David Teniers and his family, sitting on a terrace, with the artist playing the cello, his wife holding a book, and his son singing.
[Ref: 54289] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)