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Sergent-Marceau, Antoine François
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2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Portraits des grands hommes, femmes illustres et sujets mémorables de France, gravés et imprimés en couleurs. Paris: chez Blin, [1786-1792]
Folio (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 334 x 241 mm). Engraved and etched title in sepia, engraved dedication leaf by Beaublé and 192 color-printed engraved portraits and plates by Sergent, Ridé, Morret, Madame de Cernel, Roger and others; some occasional light marginal spotting a bit heavier on last leaf. Later cross-hatched calf with gilt-ruled border and frame, spine richly gilt, all edges gilt, dentelles, dark-blue silk placeholder; joints cracking.
Folio (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 334 x 241 mm). Engraved and etched title in sepia, engraved dedication leaf by Beaublé and 192 color-printed engraved portraits and plates by Sergent, Ridé, Morret, Madame de Cernel, Roger and others; some occasional light marginal spotting a bit heavier on last leaf. Later cross-hatched calf with gilt-ruled border and frame, spine richly gilt, all edges gilt, dentelles, dark-blue silk placeholder; joints cracking.
Literature
Cohen-de Ricci 951-2; Ray, French 86
Condition
some occasional light marginal spotting a bit heavier on last leaf. Later cross-hatched calf with gilt-ruled border and frame, spine richly gilt, all edges gilt, dentelles, dark-blue silk placeholder; joints cracking.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition. One of the earliest examples of the art of printing copperplate engravings in color, this work is a portrait gallery of the great French men and women throughout history, along with vignettes depicting their notable deeds. Beginning with a contemporary portrait of Louis XVI and an allegorical vignette of the American Revolution (often missing but present here), the plates progress backward in time and end with a portrait of Clovis I and a vignette of his battle at Tolbiac. Sergent-Marceau was a student of Augustin de Saint-Aubin and came to concentrate solely on color printing during the French Revolution.