Details
François Coutellier (active 1780 - 1790)
Trois Acteurs et trois Actrices célèbres de la Comédie - Italienne: Carlin Bertinazzi; Mlle. Colombe l'Ainée; Mme. Du Gazon; Mme Julien; Joseph Menier; and Michu (P. & B., I, pp. 601-2, nos. 3-8; Inventaire 18e siècle, V, pp. 340-3, nos. 1-2, 4, 6, 8-9)
stipple engravings printed in colours, 1782-3, the set of six, first state (of two), fine impressions of these extremely rare prints, the colours remarkably fresh, published by Coutellier, Paris, 1782-3, the subjects trimmed to an oval as issued and laid at the reverse of the top to deep blue paper (here remarkably fresh and unfaded) with gilt leaf border and printed black line borders and address, the titles with verses printed on separate sheets of white paper laid as issued to the deep blue paper, generally in excellent condition, framed
S. 286 x 214 mm. (6)
Trois Acteurs et trois Actrices célèbres de la Comédie - Italienne: Carlin Bertinazzi; Mlle. Colombe l'Ainée; Mme. Du Gazon; Mme Julien; Joseph Menier; and Michu (P. & B., I, pp. 601-2, nos. 3-8; Inventaire 18e siècle, V, pp. 340-3, nos. 1-2, 4, 6, 8-9)
stipple engravings printed in colours, 1782-3, the set of six, first state (of two), fine impressions of these extremely rare prints, the colours remarkably fresh, published by Coutellier, Paris, 1782-3, the subjects trimmed to an oval as issued and laid at the reverse of the top to deep blue paper (here remarkably fresh and unfaded) with gilt leaf border and printed black line borders and address, the titles with verses printed on separate sheets of white paper laid as issued to the deep blue paper, generally in excellent condition, framed
S. 286 x 214 mm. (6)
Provenance
Fürst zu Oettingen-Wallerstein (L. 2715a); C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 16-17 June 1937, lot 570