Rigaud delin.
Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside 1756 [but probably Hurst & Robinson, c.1818]
Engraving with strong contemporary hand colour. 240 x 440mm (9½ x 17¼") very large margins. Laid on card for inclusion in a contemporary print album.
Promenaders in the grounds of the Château de Saint-Cloud, destroyed in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. An English copy of the print by Jacques Rigaud (1681 - 1754), in his 'Recueil choisi des plus belles vues des palais, châteaux et maisons royales de Paris et des environs'. This example was probably published by Hurst & Robinson, who bought most of the Boydell business when it folded in 1818.
[Ref: 60201] £240.00
Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside 1756 [but probably Hurst & Robinson, c.1818]
Engraving with strong contemporary hand colour. 240 x 440mm (9½ x 17¼") very large margins. Laid on card for inclusion in a contemporary print album.
Promenaders in the grounds of the Château de Saint-Cloud, destroyed in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. An English copy of the print by Jacques Rigaud (1681 - 1754), in his 'Recueil choisi des plus belles vues des palais, châteaux et maisons royales de Paris et des environs'. This example was probably published by Hurst & Robinson, who bought most of the Boydell business when it folded in 1818.
[Ref: 60201] £240.00