Oeuvres complètes [...]. Contenant différens traités sur la théorie de la peinture. Traduit de l'italien.

2 vol., 4to: viii-[2]-354, [4]-392-[2] pp. (foxing, esp. in vol. I).

Contemp. three-quarter sheep, mottled paper covers, gilt-ruled flat spines (head of vol. I and tail of vol. II restored).

First French edition by Hendrik Jansen of the works and letters of Mengs (1728-1779), German neoclassical painter, gathered and edited by José Nicolás de Azara. Contains also a biography and a catalogue of the paintings of Mengs. Illustrated with his portrait in frontispiece of vol. I.
Ref. Brunet III:1632. - Conlon 86:1597 (= NUC, BL).
Prov. Xavier Duquenne, 1966 (ms. entry).