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Borel, Antoine (Paris 1743-after 1810). Jupiter et Danae, after Annibale Carracci. Paris, 1786. Engraving after a painting of Carracci, drawn by Antoine Borel and engraved by Noël Lemire, showing the nude Dana lying on a sofa in a shower of gold (disguise of Jupiter=Zeus) and a cupido, with inscription "Peint par Annibal Carrache, Dessiné par Borel, Gravé par N. Le Mire ... Jupiter et Danae, De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, A.P.D.R. Ecole de Lombardie". c. 19,5 x 22,4 cm. (# 5815)

Plate from: Couché, Jacques/Abbé de Fontenal, Galerie du Palais Royale gravée d'après les tableaux des différentes Écoles ...Paris, 1786 - 1808. The paintings of the Galerie du Palais Royale were reproduced in engravings and etchings, before being sold in England during the Revolution. - Slightly foxed.

Borel, Antoine (Paris 1743-after 1810). Jupiter et Danaé, after Antonio da Correggio. Paris, 1786 - 1808. Engraving after a famous painting of Antonio da Correggio, drawn by Antoine Borel and engraved by Ph. Triere, showing the nude Dana sitting on a sofa in a shower of gold (disguise of Jupiter=Zeus), with amor and 2 cupid's, with inscription: "Peint par A. Correge, Dessiné par Borel, Gravé par Ph. Triere, Jupiter et Danaé. De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. A.P.D.R. Ecole de Lombardie." c. 17,5 x 22,3 cm. (# 5816)

Copy in reverse of a painting of 1531 by Antonio da Correggio , now in the Galeria Borghese in Rome. Plate from: Couché, Jacques/Abbé de Fontenal, Galerie du Palais Royale gravée d'après les tableaux des différentes Écoles ...Paris, 1786 - 1808. The paintings of the Galerie du Palais Royale were reproduced in engravings and etchings, before being sold in England during the Revolution.

Chapelle (Cl.E.L.) & (Fr. le Coigneux de) Bachaumont. Voyage de Chapelle et Bachaumont, suivi de quelques autres voyages dans le même genre. Genève, (Cazin), 1777. With nice engraved frontispiece by N. de Launay after C.P. Marillier, dated 1781. 2 lvs., 212 pp. 12mo. Contemporary boards covered with marbled paper, back with label (corners bumped, the marbled paper slightly damaged). (# 5247)

Cohen 224. Cf. Quérard, La France Litt. II, 128. Cf. Gay-Lemonnyer III, 959. Letters in French verse and prose, written to friends in Paris. Generally ascribed to Chapelle (1626 - 1686), though Bachaumont's (1624 - 1702) name is first in earlier editions. Both were French poets. Apart from the work mentioned in the title, the volume contains: "Voyage de Languedoc et de Provence" by J.-J. Lefranc marquis de Pompignon (1709 - 1784); "Voyage d'Éponne" by M. Desmahis; "Voyage du chevalier De Parny" (E.-D. de Forges Vicomte de Parny lived from 1753 - 1814); "Tangu et Félime, poëme en quatre chants". - Very slightly browned.

(Du Rosoi, B. Farmian dit). Les sens, poëme en six chants. Londres (i.e. Paris), (no printer), 1766. With charming engraved frontispiece, 6 pretty plates, 8 vignette head- and tail-pieces engraved by De Longueil after Eisen and Wille, and 2 engraved pp. of musical notation. 2 lvs., 184 pp. 8vo. Contemporary blind-stamped boards (lower part of back gone, top of spine and corners damaged, faded). (# 4762)

Sander No. 594. Gay-Lemonnier III, 1095. Salomons, Eisen, 94. Cohen 339-340. First edition of these erotic poems on the senses and a delightful example of French rococo book illustration. The French author Barn. Farmian du Rosoi (Paris 1745 - 1792) was decapitated for high treason and conspiracy in favour of Louis XVI. This book marks the maiden attempt of the son of the famous engraver Wille. - Foxed; outer top corner, especially of the plates, stained; upper blank part of title restored. Ownership entry on title of L. la Verlette. Contemporary advertisement pasted inside front-cover: "Häussler in Ulm, Sattler ... empfehlt sich in allen Sattler-Riemer-Tapezir- und Taschner-Arbeiten, sowohl zum Verkauf als auch Einkauf... Auch giebt er lehnungsweise her ... und verspricht in allem schnelle und gute Bedienung und die billigsten Preise".

Francisquina. Léandro, Harlequi(n) et Zany. Group of four Commedia del'Arte actors on stage. Germany, c. 1600. Anonymous engraving of four whole length figures, all named (see above); in the plate numbers 1-3, referring to 3 numbered columns of 6 lines in German verses spoken by the characters, underneath; above 3 columns of 4 lines of French verses spoken by the characters. 7,9 x 10,7 cm. (# 5856)

Katnitzky, The Art of Commedia 1560-1620, plate No. 43 and text 111-114. Very rare engraving with French and German verses spoken by the actors, representing a highlight from a particular Commedia dell' Arte performance. As Commedia dell' Arte performances had no written text and a performance required only the actors who improvised their dialogues on any type of stage or on no stage at all, this kind of early visual records has an exceptional documentary significance. Itinerant commedia troupes traveled throughout Europe. Only the characters, the plot and scenes were known beforehand. Often love was involved, like here the race between Harlequin, Zany and Leandro for the favours of Francisquina: Zany and Harlequin plot to attack Leandro only after he has been warned by Francisquina. It did not require a director, the characters were types, each wore a traditional costume, reciting stock speeches at appropriate places. "(Francisquina:) Gentil seigneur La(n)dre, appaisez vostre esmoÿ la pauvre Fra(n)cisquine/Pack dich Leandre edler Herr die Francisquinan nimmer mehr...(Léandro:) Francisquina mo(n) coeur, J'ai trop te(m)porisé/Francisqui(n)a schaw an mein Leidt, Ich arm blut hab zu lang gebeidt... (Harlequin:) L'espée au poig(), Zany, attaquons ce galant/Das..." - Cut to the plate mark.

Le Pays, (R.) Amitiez, amours et amourettes. Dernière édition, corrigée de plusieurs fautes ... Suivant la copie de Paris. Amsterdam, A. Wolfgang, 1693. With engraved frontispiece and 'Quaerendo' device on both titles. 2 parts in 1 volume. 11 lvs., 380 pp., 6 lvs.; 39 pp. 12mo. Contemporary vellum. (# 5014)

Gay-Lemonnyer I, 99. Cf. Willems No. 1742. "Lettres en prose et en vers écrites avec facilité et un certain enjouement" (Brunet). The second part contains: "Portrait de l'auteur des amitiez, amours, et amourettes. Envoyé à son Altesse Madame la Duchesse de Nemours", which the author wrote to satisfy the curiosity of several of his female readers about his personality. René le Pays, seigneur du Plessis-Villeneuve (Fougères or Nantes 1636 - Paris 1690) was a successful French poet.

Regnard, (J.Fr.) Oeuvres. Edition stéréotype d'après le procédé de Firmin Didot. Paris, P. Didot l'ainé et F. Didot, an X (1801). 5 volumes. 12mo. Contemporary half leather, backs gilt, with labels (slightly rubbed, corners slightly worn). (# 3849)

The 5th volume contains the author's travel descriptions: 'Voyage de Flandre et de Hollande, Du Danemarck, De la Suède', 'Voyage de Lapponie', 'Voyage de Pologne', 'Voyage d'Allemagne' and the short story 'La Provençale', describing his life as a slave in Algeria. Jean François Regnard (1655 - 1709) is considered the best French comedy-writer after Molière. - Slight waterstain in the 3rd volume.

(Savioli, L.V.) Amori. Bassano, a spese Remondini di Venezia, 1810. With finely engraved frontispiece and engraved title. 139 pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, gilt floral border on both sides, back with label and gilt initials F.P., partly uncut (holes in back, slightly rubbed). (# 5418)

Cf. Gamba No. 2670. Cf. Brunet V, 156. Cf. Gay-Lemonnyer I, 105. Finely printed edition of this collection of love poems by Ludovico Vittorio Savioli (1729 - 1804). First printed in Lucca 1765 it was reprinted many times. Includes inter alia the poem "Sul sepolchro di Dante Alighieri". - On first leaf ownership entry of "J. Petvignari". A large copy.

Serviez, (J. Roergas de). Storia della vita delle Imperadrici Romane, e delle principesse del loro sangue ... Traduzione Italiana corretta. Venezia, L. Bassaglia, 1785 - 1787. Printer's mark on each title. 3 volumes. 4 lvs., 358, 1 pp.; 2 lvs., 348 pp.; 2 lvs., 306 pp. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, backs richly gilt with labels (slightly rubbed), nice decorated end-papers. (# 5349)

Cf. Gay-Lemonnyer II 289. Italian translation of "Histoire de la vie et des intrigues des femmes des douze Césars". This history of the lives and amours of the Empresses and consorts to the first 12 Caesars, was first published in 1718 by the French historian Jacques Roergas de Serviez (1679 - 1727). It was reprinted very often and translated into many languages. - A few leaves slightly waterstained.

Ugolini, Antonio (Bologna 1680's-unknown). The effects of wine: Love. Charming oblong etching of a bacchanale: four putti in landscape with tree; two each other kissing putti are lying on a jug with grapes, to the right a putto is drinking wine from a bottle, to the left behind them a putto is watching them; inscribed in the margin at lower center: "Ugolinus Inve: et Scul". 13 x 19 cm. (# 5861)

The Illustrated Bartsch (TIB), XLV, 448, No. 003 (present in Berlin, Hamburg, Parma). Nagler, Monogrammisten, V, No. 1190 (only this etching). Not in Le Blanc, Bartsch, Nagler, Thieme-Becker. Very rare etching by the Italian painter and etcher Antonio Ugolini. "This etching belongs to a series of at least five sheets, which represent putti in various states caused by the effects of wine" (TIB). But none of the by TIB consulted collections owns all five sheets. "Antonio Ugolini is an artist whose production is largely lost... Ugolini was born in Bologna in the second half of the seventeenth century (within the early years of the 1680's) and was primarily active in Siena... It is known from letters... that he was in Rome in 1702... It is also certain that he was present in Florence... The sources reveal very few facts about Antonio Ugolini's activity as an etcher" (TIB). - Slight discolouring of paper; good impression with ample margins.