Collection of drawings and engraved illustrations for the Théâtre d'Émile Augier [album]

Accession number: 
PML 141867-68
Author: 
Robaudi, A. (Alcide)
Published: 
[Paris : s.n., 1890?]
Description: 
2 v. (27 drawings, 121 prints) : pen and black and wash, etching ; 33 x 26 cm
Credit: 
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Binding: 
3/4 green morocco with marbled boards by Ch. Lanoë.
Variant Title: 

Binder's title: Dessins et gravures de Robaudi pour le théâtre d'Augier

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Bound collection of 27 original drawings executed by Robaudi in pen and black ink and ink wash to serve as illustrations for an edition of the collected plays of Émile Augier (Paris : Calmann-Levy, 1890?), and 121 etchings by G. Manchon after Robaudi's drawings, the prints in various states, including preliminary line etchings, remarque proofs, and touched proofs, some of them heavily corrected and annotated by the artist.

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