Collection of 142 prints from "Oeuvres d'architecture".

Various dimensions, mainly ca. 21 x 15 cm, some mounted (glued at the corners) on paper leaf (occ. foxing, spotting or dampstaining, some pl. cut close to the edge without loss, 3 pl. with very marg. def., some reinforcements on verso, some contemp. ink and/or mod. pencil numbering or annotations).

2 binders. Good condition.

Remarkable collection of architectural designs by J. Le Pautre (1618-1682), famous Parisian architect, draughtsman and engraver, one of the most inventive and prolific artists in the field of architectural ornamentation of the Grand Siècle. It includes designs for gateways, doors, chimneys, wall and ceiling decorations, alcoves, cabinets, altars, baptismal fonts, tabernacles, pulpits, etc. Some designs made by Fr. Ertinger.
Ref. Kat. Berlin 313. - Millard I:97.
Joined: Full photocopy of the complete work: ed. Paris, Ch.-A. Jombert, 1751, 3 vol. + vol. 4 ed. by P. Mariette, s.d. Together 4 vol., 4to, sewn. (6 vol.)