Antiquariaat
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Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariaat Established 1859 |
Park Leeuwenberghlaan 1 2267 BM Leidschendam The Netherlands (Edith Petten-Rosenthal) Tel. +31-(0)70-31 93 049 Fax +31-(0)70-31 94 731 E-mail: info@ludwigrosenthal.com |
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| BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT OF GOLDSMITH NICOLAS DE LAUNAY |
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Chéreau, François (Blois 1680-Paris 1729). Nicolas de Launay. Escuyer Conseiller Secretaire du Roy, Maison Couronne de France et de ses Finances, Directeur de la Monnoye des Médailles et de l'Orfévrerie de sa Majesté. After Hyacinthe Rigaud. 1719. Beautiful, very large, engraved portrait of the French goldsmith/medallist Nicolas de Launay, three-quarter length, head turned to left, with left hand pointing at viewer and right hand resting on table, wrapped in ample drapery. Lettered underneath with name and titles of sitter (see above) and signed in the plate "Peint par Hyancinthe Rigaud en 1713. Gravé par Fr. Chereau en 1719." 48,6 x 35,5 cm. (# 5851) |
| EUR 275,- | |
Firmin-Didot, Graveurs de Portraits en France, No. 252. I.F.F. IV, 326, No. 41/II. Le Blanc II, 8, No. 31. In database British Museum. Second state, with lettering. This very large portrait is a main work of the Royal French engraver François Chéreau. Nicolas Delaunay or De Launay (1646-Paris 1727) was a very famous goldsmith, who worked extensively for Louis XIV. In 1696 he was appointed, Director of the Royal Mint and became Secretary to King Louis XIV, who granted him a noble rank. The original portrait painted in 1713 by the Royal painter Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan 1659-Paris 1743), the leading French portrait painter of his era, is lost. - A few tiny tears in blank margins, tiny part of lower left corner repaired; blank margins slightly thumbed. Good impression on strong paper. |
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Kayser, S. (praes.) - (Froelich, E. (resp.)) Dissertatio de numis monetariorum veterum culpa vitiosis... Viennae Austriae (Vienna), Maria Theresia Voigtin vidua, 1736. With 28 engravings of coins in the text. 4 lvs., 111 pp., 4 lvs. 8vo. Modern three-quarter calf. (# 1158) |
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De Backer-Sommervogel IV, 952 (Kayser) and III, 1018/19 (Froelich). First edition. According to the Backer-Sommervogel the anonymous author of this dissertation was the Jesuit Erasmus Froelich (Graz 1700 - Vienna 1758), teacher at the Jesuit college at Vienna and one of the best numismaticians of his day. Sëbastien Kayser (Vienna 1702 - 1739) was a Jesuit teacher in Vienna and Graz. - Occasionally foxed. |
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