L'Architecture

Acquaforte e bulino, 1690 circa, firmata in basso a destra. Dalla serie delle Sette arti liberali, su disegno di Louis Boullogne il vecchio. Quest'opera fa parte del "Cabinet des beaux Arts ou Recueil d'Estampes gravées d'apres les Tableaux d'un plafond ou les beaux Arts sont representés Avec l'explication de ces memes Tableaux" (Parigi, Gerard Edelinck) 1690; contenente 12 tavole da un dipinto su soffitto raffigurante Apollo, Mercurio, Minerva e allegorie delle Arti Liberali, di e da vari artisti francesi. Buona impressione, stampata su carta vergata coeva, rifilata al segno di lastra, tracce di sporco superficiale al recto, colla al verso, nel complesso in buone condizioni. Esemplare della seconda edizione pubblicata da François Chereau. Benoît Audran I, detto "le Vieux" - per distinguerlo dal nipote e figlioccio Benoît Audran le Jeune . è stato un incisore francese. Terzo figlio di Germain Audran, Benoît lasciò giovanissimo la sua città natale, dopo aver iniziato la sua formazione con il padre, per passare sotto la direzione dello zio, il famoso Girard. Firmò diverse tavole che gli conferirono un rango distinto tra gli incisori francesi. La sua fama si basa su soggetti storici e ritratti. Bibliografia Préaud, Maxime (1998), "Edelinck, Gérard", vol. 9, p. 718, in The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner. Etching and engraving, circa 1690, signed at lower right. From the set of the Seven Liberal Arts, after Louis Boullogne. This work is part of the "Le Cabinet des beaux Arts ou Recueil d'Estampes gravées d'apres les Tableaux d'un plafond ou les beaux Arts sont representés Avec l'explication de ces memes Tableaux" (Paris, G. Edelinck) 1690; containing 12 plates after a ceiling painting representing Apollo, Mercury, Minerva and allegories of the Liberal Arts, by and after various French artists. A good impression, printed on contemporary laid paper, trimmed to the platemark, traces of surface dirt on recto, glue on verso, overall in good condition. Example of the second issue published by François Chereau. Benoît Audran I, known as "le Vieux"-to distinguish him from his nephew and godson Benoît Audran le Jeune . was a French engraver. The third son of Germain Audran, Benoît left his hometown at a very young age, having begun his training with his father, to come under the direction of his uncle, the famous Girard, who better than anyone else was able to give him good advice and direct him on the path he intended to follow. Under his guidance he made rapid progress and was soon able to stand on his own feet. Having signed a large number of piety pictures engraved with more care than usual for this type of print, having executed after Antoine Dieu, after Hallé and after Coypel, a number of vignettes intended to accompany a text or to be included in printed works, he signed several plates that gave him a distinguished rank among French engravers. His fame rests on historical subjects and portraits. Bibliografia Préaud, Maxime (1998), "Edelinck, Gérard", vol. 9, p. 718, in The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner. Cfr.