Accession number
PML 145499, plate 039
Creator
Glairon-Mondet, E. J., engraver.
Published
[Paris : J. Couché, between 1789 and 1808]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from the British Museum online catalog, consulted Feb. 24, 2012.
Engraving from a cropped an engraved broadside with the engraved image originally printed at head of sheet with descriptive text, the whole enclosed in a decorative border. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499) as plate 39, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
From: Galerie du Palais Royal : gravée d'après les tableaux des differentes ecoles qui la composent / avec un abrégé de la vie des peintres & une description historique de chaque tableau par mr. l'abbé de Fontenai, dediée a S.A.S. monseigneur le duc d'Orleans, premier prince du sang, par J. Couché (Paris : J. Couché, 1786-1808); being a collection of 352 engravings after artwork in the collection of Philippe II, duc d'Orléans, comprising 3 volumes issued in parts between 1786 and 1808.
Library's copy letter below image: "Peint par Alexandre Veronese." "Gravé par Glairon Mondet."
Library's copy has been cropped and trimmed, with loss of border and descriptive text.
Engraving from a cropped an engraved broadside with the engraved image originally printed at head of sheet with descriptive text, the whole enclosed in a decorative border. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499) as plate 39, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
From: Galerie du Palais Royal : gravée d'après les tableaux des differentes ecoles qui la composent / avec un abrégé de la vie des peintres & une description historique de chaque tableau par mr. l'abbé de Fontenai, dediée a S.A.S. monseigneur le duc d'Orleans, premier prince du sang, par J. Couché (Paris : J. Couché, 1786-1808); being a collection of 352 engravings after artwork in the collection of Philippe II, duc d'Orléans, comprising 3 volumes issued in parts between 1786 and 1808.
Library's copy letter below image: "Peint par Alexandre Veronese." "Gravé par Glairon Mondet."
Library's copy has been cropped and trimmed, with loss of border and descriptive text.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 155 x 206 mm; sheet: 163 x 210 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Abraham, standing on the right and seen half-length, bowing before the three angels, who are seen standing on the left.
Classification
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