Catalogue of Eighty-Four Mezzotinto, Stipple and Line-Engravings

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CATALOGUE OF

EIGHTY-POUR MEZZOTINTO,

STIPPLE AND LINE-ENGRAVINGS

Exhibited at the Opening of THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

M. KNOEDLER & COMPANY, Inc. 14 East Fifty-seventh Street New York 1933

Catalogue of

Eighty-Four Mezzotinto,

Stipple and Line -Engravings

Exhibited at the Opening of The Springfield Museum of Fine Arts

M. Knoedler & Company, Inc. 14 East Fifty-seventh Street New York 1933

CATALOGUE

FRENCH LINE ENGRAVINGS OF THE XVIII CENTURY

Those who have been endowed by nature with a taste for the lighter forms of art will find in the collection of eighteenth-century French prints a new field replete with unexpected in terest and pleasure.

Never in the world's history were the mere accessories of existence embellished with such exquisite decoration as then; never, perhaps, was the human eye better trained in the intricacies of felicitous restraint and almost unerring balance.

The beautiful estampe. galante. it may easily be affirmed, will maintain its position. Ex haling the very spirit of the ancien regime, its charms must ever appeal to lovers of daintiness and grace; whilst at the same time, owing to its accurate delineation of architecture and costume, it is certain to retain an undying interest for the student of the vanished ago."

RALPH NEVTLL

PIERRE ANTOINE BAUDOUIN 1723-1769

1. LA SOIREE DES TUILERIES

Engraved by J. B. Simonet, 1774. Bocher 47.

First finished state; before the frame, before the arms, before names of painter and engraver, or dedication.

2. ROSE ET COLAS

Engraved by J. B. Simonet. Bocher 42.

The subject is taken from a musical comedy of the same title by Sedaine and Monsigny, first presen ted in March, 1764. "Rose" was Mme. La Ruette, "Colas" M. Clervat.

JEAN-.BAPTISTE^SIMEON CHARD IN 1699-1779

3. LE NEGLIGE, OU TOILETTE DU MATIN

Engraved by J. Philippe Le Bas, 1741. Bocher 38.

4. LA POURVOIEUSE

Engraved by Bernard Le'picie', 1742, Bocher 45.

Collection: Paul Davidsohn.

5. LA GOUVERNANTE

Engraved by Le'picie', 1739. Bocher 24.

6, LA MERE LABORIEUSE

Engraved by Lepicie', 1740. Bocher 35.

7. ETUDE DU DESSEIN

Engraved by Le Bas, 1757. Bocher 18.

JEAN HONORE FRAGONARD 1732-1808

8. LA BONNE MERE

Engraved by Nicolas de Launay, 1779- Beraldi 11; Lawrence and Dighton 89.

9. LES HAZARDS HEUREUX DE L'ESCARPOLETTE

Engraved by Nicolas de Launay; the fleuron bear ing Fragonard's initials was engraved by Pierre

Philippe Choffard.

Portales and Beraldi 12; Lawrence and Dighton 85.

NICOLAS LAVREINCE 1737-1807

10. LE COUCHER DES OUVRIERES EN MODES

Engraved by F. Dequevauviller, 1784. Bocher 16. Before all letters but names of artists, and titles.

11. LE LEVER DES OUVRIERES EN MODES

Engraved by Dequevauviller, 1784. Bocher 36. Before all letters but names of artists, and titles.

12. LE BALANgOIRE MYSTERIEUSE

Engraved by Vidal. Bocher 9. Before title and publication line.

13. L'INNOCENCE EN DANGER

Engraved by Caquet, 1785- Bocher 31. First finished state, before all letters.

14. LE BILLET DOUX

Engraved by Nicolas de Launay, 1778. Bocher 10.

15. "QU'EN DIT L'ABBE?"

Engraved by de Launay, 1788. Bocher 51.

16. LA MARCHANDE A LA TOILETTE

Engraved by Vidal, 1782. Bocher 37. Before dedication and publication line; but with title, arms, and artists' names.

JEAN-MICHEL MOREAU Le Jeune, 1741-1814

17. LE BAL MASQUE

Engraved by Moreau, Bocher 200.

18. LE FESTIN ROYAL

Engraved by Moreau. Bocher 201. This pair of engravings represents the fetes given to the King and Queen, by the City of Paris, Jan. 21st and 23rd, 1782, to celebrate the birth of the Dauphin. These fetes, according to the inscription, were "Invente par P. L. Moreau, Cher, de l'Ordre de Roi, Architecte de sa Majeste, Maitre general des Batiments de la Ville en 1782." 6

19. LES PRECAUTIONS

Engraved by P. A. Martini, 1777. Bocher 1349. With title, letters A.P.D.R. and No. 14. From the series, "Le Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin Dix-huitieme siecle, ou Tab leaux de la Vie, orne de Figures dessinees et gravees par M. Moreau le jeune, Dessinateur du Cabinet de S. M. T. C. et par d'autres celebres Artists. MDCCLXXXIX." The first twelve prints of the second serios ropresent the life of a lady of fashion, the second twclvo thoso of a court gallant.

20. LES PETITS PARRAINS

Engraved by C. Baguoy and Patas, 1777. Bocher 1353. Title, letters A. P. D. R., and No. 18. From "Le Monument du Costume.'1

21. LES DELICES DE LA MATERNITE

Engraved by J. S. Helman, 1777- Bocher 1354. Title, letters A. P. D. R., and No. 19. From "Le Monument du Costume."

22. L'ACCORD PAR FA IT

Engraved by Helman, 1777- Bocher 1355. Title, letters A. P. D. R., and No. 20. From "Le Monument du Costume." 7

23. LA RENCONTRE AU BOIS DE BOULOGNE

Engraved by Henri Guttenberg. Bocher 1358. Title, letters A. P. D. R. and No. 23. From "Le Monument du Costume."

24. LA PROMENADE DU SOIR

Engraved by Ingouf, Jr., after the design of S. Freudeberg, 1774. Lawrence & Dighton 215.

BRITISH MEZZOTINTO PORTRAITS OF THE XVIII CENTURY

The last quarter of the eighteenth century saw mezzo tint achieving its greatest triumphs, and these were inspired, for the most part, by the portraits of beau tiful women painted by the great group of English por trait-painters who were making the period glorious in the history of British art. From the pictures them*. selves, or the prints that reproduce them, we get an aggregate impression of grace, refinement, and beauty as characterizing the period, and no medium brings this home to us as convincingly as mezzotint."

— MALCOLM C. SALAMAN

MARIA COSWAY 1755-1638

25. SELF-PORTRAIT

Engraved by Valentine Green. Chaloner Smith 29. Second State of three.

JOHN HOPPNER 1758-1810

26. PHOEBE HOPPNER (CAROLINE DE LITCHFIELD)

Engraved by John Dean. Collection: Frederic R. Halsey- Chaloner Smith 13. Open letter proof.

27. ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF MEXBOROUGH

Engraved by William Ward. Chaloner Smith 58. Second State.

SIR HENRY RAEBURN

1756-1823

28. CHARLES HAY, LORD NEWTON

Engraved by Charles Turner. Whitman 403. Open letter proof.

SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS 1723-1792

29. MRS. ABINGDON AS THE "COMIC MUSE"

Engraved by James Watson. Chaloner Smith 1. First State; before all inscriptions.

30. MRS. BERESPORD, MRS. GARDINER, LADY TOWNSHEAD Engraved by Thomas Watson. Chaloner Smith 6. First State.

31. ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF DERBY Engraved by William Dickinson. Chaloner Smith 16. Second State.

32. HENRIETTA FRANCES, VISCOUNTESS DUNCAMON

Engraved by John Grozer. Chaloner Smith 8. Third State .

33. JANE, DUCHESS OF GOFDON

Engraved by William Dickinson. Chaloner Smith 28. First State. Before inscription; names of painter, engraver and the publication line in scratched letters.

34. LADY HAMILTON AS A BACCHANTE

Engraved by John Raphael Smith. Chaloner Smith 75. Third State, with the address 31 King»s Street, Covent Garden. 10

35. MRS. MUSTERS

Engraved by John Raphael Smith. Chaloner Smith 120. First State. Before the inscription. Title and publication line in the engraver's handwriting.

36. MRS. PELHAM

Engraved by William Dickinson Chaloner Smith 59. First State. Collection: W. Barlow.

37. MRS. SIDDONS IN THE CHARACTER OF THE TRAGIC MUSE

Engraved in stipple by Francis Haward. Hamilton, p. 131. Second State of three, the title in open letters, before the Royal arms.

38. LADY CHARLES SPENCER

Engraved by William Dickinson. Chaloner Smith 77. First State. Before inscription, names of painter, engraver, and the publication date, January 15, 1776, in scratched letters.

GEORGE ROMNEY 1734-1802

39. MISS CUMBERLAND

Engraved by John Raphael Smith. Chaloner Smith 49. Second State, with the address of J. R. Smith as publisher. 11

40. LADY HAMILTON AS "NATURE"

Engraved by Henry Meyer.

41. CAROLINE, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH

Engraved by John Jones. Chaloner Smith 53. Only State.

42. MARY ROBINSON

Engraved by John Raphael Smith. Chaloner Smith 141. Second State.

43. LOUISA, LADY STORMONT

Engraved by John Raphael Smith. Chaloner Smith 159. Second State.

HENRY WALTON 1746-1813

44. MRS. CURTIS

Engraved by Henry Hudson. Chaloner Smith 1.

BENJAMIN WILSON 1721-1788

45. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Engraved by James McArdell. Chaloner Smith 73. Only State,

JOSEPH WRIGHT 1734-1797

46. MASTER BRADSHAW AND HIS SISTERS

Engraved by Valentine Green. Chaloner Smith 141. First State. Before inscription; scratched, "Joseph Wright pinxit. Ryland & Bryer ex. Valentine Green fecit."

STIPPLE ENGRAVINGS AFTER GEORGE MORLAND IN COLOR

47. EVENING or THE POST BOY'S RETURN

Engraved by D. Orme. "Sold and Published Jany. 1, 1796 by Orme, at his Gallery, 14 Old Bond Street."

48. MORNING or THE HIGLERS PREPARING FOR MARKET

Engraved by D. Orme. "Sold and Published Jany. 1, 1796 by Orme, at his Gallery, 14 Old Bond Street."

49. ST. JAMES'S PARK

Engraved by F. D. Soiron. "London. Publish'd Jany. 1790 by Colnaghi & Co., No. 130 Pall Mall."

50. A TEA GARDEN

Engraved by F. D. Soiron. "London. Publish'd Jany. 1790 by Colnaghi & Co., No. 130 Pall Mall."

MEZZOTINTO ENGRAVINGS AFTER GEORGE MORLAND "BJXCFAND" WHITE

51. CHILDREN PLAYING AT SOLDIERS

Engraved by George Keating. "London. Publish1d August 5th, 1788 by J. R. Smith No. 31 King Street, Covent Garden."

52. THE FARM YARD

Engraved by William Ward.

53. THE FARMER'S STABLE AND TURNPIKE GATE

Engraved by William Ward. "London. Published July 1, 1795 by J. R. Smith King Street, Covent Garden." A. pair. Open letter proofs.

AQUATINT ENGRAVINGS IN COLOR

THOMAS ROWLANDSON 1756-1827

54. VAUXHALL GARDENS Engraved by R. Pollard, aquatinted by F. Jukes. 14

"The singer is Mrs. Weischel, mother of the great Mrs. Billington, the pride of the English operatic celebrities. The two ladies in the center are the fascinating Duchess of Devonshire and her sister, Lady Duncannon. Captain Topham, the 'macaroni' of the day, is standing quizzing the ladies through his glass. The stout old commander, on the Duchess's right, is Admiral Paisley; the clerical person over the shoulder of Lady Duncannon is a free rendering of Bate Dudley, the hero of a somewhat notorious Vauxhall adventure. Another conspicuous group intro duces George, Prince of Wales, addressing himself covertly to the captivating Mrs. Robinson, 'Perdita'. Within a supper box, to the left, are Dr. Johnson, Boswell, Mrs. Thrale, and Oliver Goldsmith."

PHILIBERT LOUIS DEBUCOURT 1755-1832

55. LA PROMENADE PUBLIQUE

Engraved by Dubucourt, 1792. Fenaille 33. "La planche maitresse de Debucourt". The scene is the garden of the Palais Royal. "Of the many figures represented, the negress Esther, the most expensive model of the time, is seen on the left; the Spanish girl is Manola, a model recommended by Goya to Debucourt; the tall girl on the right is known as 'la Cauchoise' because she still retains her native^costume. The Due de Chartres, son of Philippe Egalite, blows kisses; the Due d'Aumont is seated with his feet on an overturned chair." —Campbell Dodgson.

LINE AND STIPPLE ENGRAVINGS

SEBASTIEN BOURDON 1616-1671

56. JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN MOLIERE

Engraved by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet. Portalis and Beraldi 34. The rare Second State, of four, with Moliere's name above, but before the engraved dedication which has bean written in in pen and ink by a contemporary hand,

ANGELICA KAUFMAN 1741-1807

57. THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS

Engraved in stipple by Francesco Bartolozzi. Tuer 1501. Open letter proof.

THOMAS LAWRENCE 1769-1830

58. MISS FARREN

Engraved in stipple by F. Bartolozzi. "Publish.d Jany. 1, 1792 by Bull & Jeffryes Ludgate Hill London." Proof before letters.

PIERRE MIGNARD 1610-1695

59. CATHERINE MIGNARD, COMTESSE DE FEUQUIERE

Engraved by Jean Daulle, 1735. Beraldi 57. The portrait of the painter, Pierre Mignard, is seen at the left.

SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS 1723-1792

60, JOHN DUNNING, LORD ASHBURTON

Engraved by F. Bartolozzi. Proof with open, etched letters.

HYACINTHE RIGAUD 1659-1743

61. LOUIS-ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON, COMTE DE TOULOUSE, DUC DE DAMVILLE

Engraved by Pierre Drevet 1714. Plrmin-Didot 64. Second State, with one anchor behind the coat of arms. Admiral of France, the legitimatized son of Louis XIV and the Marquise de Montespan.

62. SAMUEL BERNARD, COUNCILLER OF STATE

Engraved by Pierre-Imbert Drevet. Firmin-Didot 11. Second State, of three, before the words "conseiller d'Etat," in the third line of inscription.

GEORGE ROMNEY 1734-1802

63. MRS. JORDM IN THE CHARACTER OF THE ROMP

Engraved in stipple by John Ogborne. Open letter proof.

MARIE LOUISE ELIZABETH VIGEE-LEBRUN 1755-1842

64. MME VIGEE LEBRUN

Engraved by Johann Gotthard von Miiller. First State.

ETCHINGS

ANTONIO CANALE, called CANALETTO 1697-1768

65. PORTIQUE A LA LANTERNE

De Vesme 10. First State.

66. MARCHE SUR LA PIAZETTA, A VENISE

De Vesme 17. Third State. Collections: Stephan Delhaes; Budapest Museum Duplicate.

67. LES "PROCURATIE NUOVE" ET L'EGLISE DE SAINT GEMINIEN, A VENISE

De Vesme 22. Second State.

JEM KONORE FRAGONARD 1732-1806='

68. BACCHANALE: TWO SATYRS MAKING A "DANDY-CHAIR" FOR A YOUNG WOMAN

P. de Baudicour 6. First State.

69. BACCHANALE: KNEELING SATYR, YOUNG WOMAN, BABY GIRL AND BABY SATYR

P. de Baudicour 8. First State.

70. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

P. de Baudicour 16. Only State.

71. ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA SEATED AT A TABLE

P. de Baudicour 23. Only State.

After the painting by Tiepolo, in the Lobbia Palace, Venice.

FRANCISCO GOYA 1746-1828

72. BALTASAR CARLOS, SON OF PHILIP IV

Etched in 1778. Delteil 10. Collection: Gottfried Eissler. After the painting by Velasquez in the Prado, Madrid.

73. GASPAR DE GUZMAN, CONDI? DE OLIVARES

Etched in 1778. Delteil 11. Collection: Gottfried Eissler. After the painting by Velasquez in the Prado, Madrid. Prime Minister to Philip IV,

74. "THERE THEY GO"

Delteil 103. Plate 66 of "The Caprices."

"Here is a sorceress riding in company with a lame devil. This poor devil, however, mocked by all the world, fails not at times to make himself useful." — Goya.

75. "WILL NO ONE UNBIND US?"

Delteil 112. Plate 75 of "The Caprices."

"If I am not very much mistakon th^y have be^n married against their will." Goya.

GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI 1720-1778

76. TEMPLE OF CYBELE

Hind 47. Second State, of five. Proof before First Paris edition. Also called the Church of S. Maria del Sole.

77. THE SO-CALLED TEMPLE OF HERCULES AT CORI

Hind 91. Second State, of four. First Paris edition

GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO 1696-1770

78. A MAGICIAN, SEATED, LOOKING AT A SKULL

De Vesme 17. First State. From the "Scherzi di fantasia."

79, A SATYR, SEEN FROM BEHIND, AND HIS FAMILY

De Vesme 23. First State. From the "Scherzi di Fantasia."

80. SEATED SHEPHERD WITH A MAGICIAN

De Vesme 28. Second State. From the "Scherzi di Fantasia."

LITHOGRAPHS

JEAN AUGUSTE DOMINIQUE INGRES 1780-1867

"Ingres drew these four portrait lithographs at Rome, in 1815. They were printed by C. Hullman- del, in London, and are of the utmost rarity. They are doubly noteworthy as wholly individual to this great artist, and as being among the earliest examples of artistic lithography."

81. SYLVESTER (DOUGLAS) LORD GLENBERVIE

Signed and dated: Ingres, Rome, 1815. Delteil 2.

82. KATHERINE ANNE (NORTH) LADY GLENBERVIE

Signed and dated; Ingres, Rome, 1815. Dolteil 3.

83. FREDERIC (NORTH) EARL OF GUILDFORD

Signed and dated: Ingres, Rome, 1815. Dclteil 4.

84. THE HONORABLE FREDERIC SYLVESTER DOUGLAS

Signed and dated: Ingres, Rome, 1815. Dolteil 5.