Accession number
PML 198344
Creator
Audran, Benoît, 1661-1721, engraver.
Published
[Paris] : [Quillau], 1718.
Credit line
Mrs. Jayne Wrightsman in honor of Mrs. Annette de la Renta.
Description
[28] prints : engravings ; 25 cm
Notes
Engraved title by Audran after Coypel followed by a series of engravings by Audran after Philippe d'Orléans issued as illustrations for the so called "Regent" edition of the Amyot translation of Longus' Pastoralia de Daphnide et Chloe (Paris : Quillau, 1
Binding
Red morocco, tooled in gilt with the arms of Philippe d'Orléans, with marbled endpapers and blue silk bookmark, with gilt note inside rear cover "ce livre a ete donne par son altesse royal monseignevr dvc dorleans petit fils de france regent dv royavme a
Inscriptions/Markings
With "Regi. francaise" inscibed in ink in an unidentified hand after "Phillipus inv. et pinxit" on all 27 plates.
Provenance
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, armorial binding; Pigache, stamp (not in 21 Oct. 1776 Pigache sale); Jayne Wrightsman (1919-2019), New York.
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