Description: For sale is an Original 18th Century Etching By JEAN JACQUES DE BOISSIEU. Catalogue Raisonné: Boissieu 105.96 iv/iv; Perez 212.96 iv/iv Title:Study of Eight Heads Artist:Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, Lyons 1736–1810 Lyons) Date:1795 Medium:Etching; fourth state of four Measurements: Framed - 17 3/4” x 14 1/4” Plate image - 9 3/4” x 8” Condition: Excellent. Gallery framed and glazed Boissieu was born at Lyon, and studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in his home town, but was mostly self-taught. He began making prints in the period 1758–64, then went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador Louis Alexandre, Duc de la Rochefoucauld d'Enville (1743–1792); he met Voltaire on his way, and returned with a collection of landscape drawings. Jean-Jacques de Boissieu realised some plates for the Diderot-d'Alembert Encyclopédie. He continued to produce prints in Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching tradition. Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the countryside around Lyon. He was also sought after as a reproductive engraver. His pupils included Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin and his nephew Claude Victor de Boissieu.
Price: 356.25 USD
Location: Kingston, New York
End Time: 2024-11-12T21:04:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Artist: Jean Jacques De Boissieu
Type: Print
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1795
Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Date of Creation: Pre-1800
Material: Etching
Features: Framed, Matted
Production Technique: Etching
Subject: Figures
Print Surface: Paper
