Accession number
PML 1849
Creator
Héré, Emmanuel, 1705-1763.
Published
Se vend à Paris : Chez François, graveur ord. de sa Majesté ..., [1753-1756]
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1903.
Notes
Allegorical frontispiece with portrait of Stanislas Leszinski, King of Poland in each vol.
Engraved title page, text, and plates.
The engravings, after P. Girardet, are signed Francois Lotha (pseudonym of Jean Charles Francois). Several plates were etched by others prior to François' final engraving.
Vol. 2 has separate title: Suite des plans, élévations et coupes des châteaux que le roy de Pologne occupe en Lorraine.
Engraved title page, text, and plates.
The engravings, after P. Girardet, are signed Francois Lotha (pseudonym of Jean Charles Francois). Several plates were etched by others prior to François' final engraving.
Vol. 2 has separate title: Suite des plans, élévations et coupes des châteaux que le roy de Pologne occupe en Lorraine.
Description
2 v. : ill. (engravings), plans, port. ; 71 cm
Provenance
With arms of Mme. de Pompadour; from the collection of Pierpont Morgan.
Binding
Red morocco with arms of Mme. de Pompadour.
Classification
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Department