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[GAUTIER d'AGOTY, Jacques. (1716-1785).] Observations sur l'histoire naturelle, sur la physique et sur la peinture. Paris: Chez Delaguette, 1752.
The first volume of this early and extremely rare journal of science and art—the first periodical with plates printed in color. The volume contains some of the most dramatic of Gautier's images, including three rare and unusual plates of hermaphrodites, a surreal image of a homunculus realized in startling shades of green and blue; two plates of a tortoise (dissected and intact) and another of a sloth (intact and skinned); a brilliantly colored tulip in vibrant red and yellow; an American black bear and its cub; a monkey; a folding plate that illustrates corpuscles, the spectrum, and Newton's color theory. The text contains articles on color printing, anatomy, a review of paintings exhibited at the Louvre (August 1751), and Gautier's objections to Newton's theory of color. Brunet II:1597; Cohen-De Ricci, p. 427; Nissen ZBI 1487.
Volume one only comprising three parts, quarto (259 x 205mm). 11 color mezzotints, one of which is folding and 3 folding diagrams (some mild toning and a few spots). Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt (rubbed, spine and corners worn).
The first volume of this early and extremely rare journal of science and art—the first periodical with plates printed in color. The volume contains some of the most dramatic of Gautier's images, including three rare and unusual plates of hermaphrodites, a surreal image of a homunculus realized in startling shades of green and blue; two plates of a tortoise (dissected and intact) and another of a sloth (intact and skinned); a brilliantly colored tulip in vibrant red and yellow; an American black bear and its cub; a monkey; a folding plate that illustrates corpuscles, the spectrum, and Newton's color theory. The text contains articles on color printing, anatomy, a review of paintings exhibited at the Louvre (August 1751), and Gautier's objections to Newton's theory of color. Brunet II:1597; Cohen-De Ricci, p. 427; Nissen ZBI 1487.
Volume one only comprising three parts, quarto (259 x 205mm). 11 color mezzotints, one of which is folding and 3 folding diagrams (some mild toning and a few spots). Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt (rubbed, spine and corners worn).
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Please note that this lot is incorrectly illustrated in the print catalogue. This lot is correctly illustrated in the online catalogue.
